Pirated Minecraft makes changes to your game that prevent you from using Essential.
<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_gray.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_gray.svg" width="40px" /> If you’ve ever use pirated Minecraft, this guide walks you through on how to reverse the changes it makes to your game.
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Essential does not support pirated versions of Minecraft. If you have tried to launch Essential using a pirated version of Minecraft you may need to reverse some of the changes it has made to your game.