What Are Copyable Discs and Sherds?
Every Minecraft adventurer knows the thrill of unearthing a rare music disc or a beautifully patterned pottery sherd from a suspicious block. These collectibles add personality to your builds and atmosphere to your world. But what happens when you end up with a chest full of duplicates you never listen to, while your favorite track remains elusive? The Copyable Discs and Sherds data pack solves that frustration by introducing a simple, balanced way to duplicate your most cherished finds using materials you already have.
Created by AverageTaTeMan and available exclusively through Planet Minecraft, Modrinth, and CurseForge, this data pack respects the vanilla feel while giving you control over your collection. Instead of grinding for hours hoping for that one specific sherd or disc, you can now craft additional copies directly at a crafting table.
How the Crafting System Works
The core idea is elegant: you sacrifice one unwanted disc or sherd to produce a copy of another. This keeps the rarity meaningful because you still need at least one original of the desired item, plus a donor item of the same type. Extra materials bridge the gap, making the process feel like a natural extension of Minecraft's crafting mechanics.
Music Disc Duplication Recipe
To copy a music disc, place the disc you want to duplicate in the center of the crafting grid. Surround it with a specific arrangement of common resources. The exact materials vary depending on the disc, but the pattern always consumes one donor disc placed in a corner slot. For example, turning a generic 13 disc into a rare Pigstep might require a few pieces of gold or nether-related items, reflecting the disc’s origin.
- Place the desired disc in the central slot.
- Place the disc you wish to overwrite in any outer slot.
- Fill remaining slots with the required catalyst items (see in-game recipe book after installing the pack).
- The output is a fresh copy of your chosen disc, while the donor disc is consumed.
Pottery Sherd Duplication Recipe
Pottery sherds follow a similar logic. Each sherd pattern has its own recipe, typically using clay balls, bricks, or dyes that match the sherd’s color palette. The donor sherd is placed alongside the desired sherd and the extra materials, resulting in a duplicate of the pattern you want to keep.
- Put the sherd you want more of in the center.
- Add the sherd you are willing to lose in one slot.
- Arrange the supplementary items according to the pattern shown in the recipe book.
- Craft to receive an identical sherd, effectively cloning your favorite design.
This system transforms useless duplicates into valuable assets. If you have five copies of Blocks but desperately need a Creator sherd for your museum, the data pack makes that possible without breaking immersion.
Why This Data Pack Enhances Gameplay
Vanilla Minecraft offers no way to duplicate music discs or pottery sherds outside of commands or creative mode. This limitation can turn collection into a tedious grind, especially on multiplayer servers where rare items are shared among many players. Copyable Discs and Sherds introduces a fair trade-off: you still need to explore, excavate, and gather, but you are no longer at the mercy of pure RNG.
Builders and decorators benefit immensely. Pottery sherds are purely decorative, and having the ability to mass-produce a specific pattern means you can finally complete that ancient ruin build with consistent detailing. Redstone enthusiasts who use music discs in note block setups will appreciate being able to stock up on the exact tracks they need for custom songs.
For those who enjoy a streamlined modding experience, managing data packs like this one becomes effortless with modern launchers. The foxygame.net launcher, for instance, lets you browse and install data packs directly from its built-in menu, so you can add Copyable Discs and Sherds to your game in seconds without digging through folders. This kind of convenience keeps your focus on building and exploring rather than file management.
Installation and Compatibility
Installing the data pack is straightforward. Download the ZIP file from the official project page on Planet Minecraft, Modrinth, or CurseForge. Do not trust reuploads on other sites, as the creator only publishes through these three platforms. Once downloaded, place the ZIP file into the datapacks folder of your world save. You can also apply it during world creation by dragging it into the datapacks selection screen.
The pack works on Minecraft Java Edition version 1.20 and above, fully compatible with the trails and tales features. It does not modify any existing mechanics, so you can safely use it alongside other data packs and mods that do not alter the same recipes. If you are running a server, simply drop the pack into the server’s world datapacks folder and run /reload.
Balancing and Design Philosophy
AverageTaTeMan designed the recipes with balance in mind. Rare discs like Relic or Pigstep require slightly more valuable materials than common ones, ensuring that duplication still feels earned. The donor item requirement prevents infinite cloning from a single original, as you must always sacrifice another disc or sherd of equal rarity tier. This maintains the excitement of finding that first copy while removing the frustration of never seeing a second one.
The recipes were generated with help from TheDestruc7i0n’s Crafting Generator, guaranteeing that each combination is logical and consistent. The data pack also integrates seamlessly with the recipe book, so you can always look up the exact arrangement without memorizing patterns.
Final Thoughts
Copyable Discs and Sherds fills a gap that many players have felt since the introduction of pottery sherds and the expanded music disc collection. It respects the vanilla progression loop while giving you agency over your decorative and auditory choices. Whether you are a solo builder, a server administrator, or a collector who hates seeing chests full of duplicates, this data pack offers a clean, lore-friendly solution.
Remember to always download from trusted sources like Planet Minecraft, Modrinth, or CurseForge to ensure you get the authentic version. With a few simple crafting steps, you can turn your unwanted discs and sherds into the prized pieces that truly complete your Minecraft world.
--- **Update May 23, 2026:** Added 1 file for version 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1, 1.21.9, 1.21.11, 1.21.10. --- **Update Jul 15, 2026:** Added 1 file for version 26.2.