Chest memory

What is remembered #

When you open a chest, barrel or shulker box, Sorted writes down what is in it, with its name if you gave it one. It is kept per world and per server, and survives a restart. Ender chests are not remembered: their contents are yours, not the block's.

Staying up to date #

• Opening a container again reads it again.
• A container that is broken is forgotten.
• On a server, a chest another player opens is marked as out of date, so it is read again next time.
• Sorts and transfers by Sorted update the memory as they go.

Auto-scan #

With Auto-scan nearby containers on, Sorted opens and closes containers within reach that you can see, without showing their screen. It skips containers it read recently. It is off by default.

The Presets tab of the settings sets this in one click, under What Sorted remembers: What you open, as Sorted starts, Everything nearby, which turns auto-scan on, or Nothing.

In Jade and WTHIT #

With Jade or WTHIT installed, their tooltip on a container also shows what Sorted remembers is in it, and how long ago it was seen. Not where they already show the container's items from the server. Turn it off with Contents in Jade and WTHIT.

Where it is kept #

In .minecraft/cache/sorted/, one file per world and per server. Nothing is uploaded. Clear this world's cache in the settings deletes the one for where you are.

Container cache default On

Remember what is in the containers you open.

Auto-scan nearby containers default Off

Read containers within reach without opening them yourself.

Rescan after default 72 h

After this long, a container counts as out of date and is read again.

Rescan clock default Auto

Time in the world in singleplayer, real time on servers.

Contents in Jade and WTHIT default On

What Sorted remembers, in their tooltip.