Does anyone know how to fix this? every time i try to open "Forge" with java it says this

[rustic vortex]

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[quaint scaffold]

The error message it gave isn't very helpful, could you try listing the contents of the JAR? On linux the command to do this would be jar -tvf <filename>, I think it should be the same on Windows too. This might help rule out the JAR itself being corrupted.

[upper cosmos]

okay if have no idea what you meant by that but i appreciate you helping me btw. Could you guide me step by step what to do?

[quaint scaffold]

Sure,

A JAR file is a zip file, so if one isn't able to be executed it's possible it could just be corrupted. The simplest way to check is by trying to list the files in the JAR. If they can't be listed, it indicates the file is corrupted. To check:

1. Open Powershell (you can do this by going to the windows start menu and searching for "Powershell".
2. Type cd C:\Users\bob\Desktop and press enter. (This just takes you to where the JAR file is.)
3. Type jar -tvf "forge-1.20.1-47.1.23-installer.jar. (This runs the program, jar, and asks it to list all the files inside the JAR.)

These steps and commands should work, but I am not very familiar with Windows so if one of them doesn't let me know and I can amend it.

[upper cosmos]

i did every step you told me, correct and it didnt work 😦

nvm i fixed it thank you for the help tho

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