Minecraft Bedrock: Why Does the Bedrock Samples Texture Download Return Wrong Files?

Why Does the Bedrock Samples Texture Download Return Wrong Files?

Quick Answer: This is a known issue with the GitHub release assets or the repository’s file structure where texture downloads may return incorrect files due to mislabeled release assets, incorrect file paths in the repository, or GitHub’s release asset naming. Verify you’re downloading from the correct release and path.

Details: Users have reported that when downloading texture files from the Mojang/bedrock-samples repository (either via GitHub releases or direct file links), they receive files that don’t match the expected texture. This can happen due to:

• Release asset mislabeling: GitHub release assets may have incorrect filenames or be uploaded in wrong order
• Repository structure changes: File paths may have changed between versions without proper redirects
• Duplicate filenames: Similar texture names (e.g., carrot_stage3.png vs carrots_stage3.png) causing confusion
• Browser cache/CDN issues: Cached redirects serving stale assets

How to Get Correct Textures

Follow these steps to ensure you download the correct texture files:

1. Use the repository tree, not releases: Browse the repository at https://github.com/Mojang/bedrock-samples/tree/main/resource_pack/textures and navigate to the specific texture folder
2. Download raw files: Click the texture file -> click “Raw” -> right-click -> “Save link as…”
3. Verify file integrity: Check file size and dimensions match expected values (e.g., 16×16, 32×32, 64×64 for standard textures)
4. Check for duplicates: Some textures have similar names (singular vs plural) – verify you have the correct one

Known Duplicate Texture Issue

There’s a documented case (GitHub issue #28) where carrots_stage3.png (plural) exists alongside carrot_stage3.png (singular). The game expects the singular naming convention. Always verify against the vanilla resource pack structure.

# Correct vanilla texture naming pattern:
textures/
  blocks/
    carrot_stage0.png
    carrot_stage1.png
    carrot_stage2.png
    carrot_stage3.png    # <- Singular, not "carrots_stage3.png"
  items/
    carrot.png

If you continue experiencing incorrect downloads, report the specific file and release version on the GitHub issues page so the maintainers can fix the release assets.

Last updated: 2026-07-21