Michael Turner
Open your inventory (default E), hover over the worn satchel in the chestplate slot and press Shift + Left-click to move it straight to your main inventory or hotbar. If that shortcut does not work, pick the item up with a left-click and place it into any empty slot with another left-click.
Empty the satchel’s internal storage before attempting to unequip: open the pack interface (commonly via right-click while sneaking) and transfer stored stacks into regular slots or a chest. Many mods block removal when the container holds items or when there is no free destination slot, so freeing at least one slot prevents dropped or lost items.
If your inventory is full and you cannot free space immediately, temporarily drop a nonessential stack on the ground or stash items in a nearby chest, then perform the Shift + Left-click. As an alternative on single-player or with admin permission, switch to Creative mode to remove the worn item without juggling stacks; on servers, ask an operator to move or clear the armor slot for you.
Behavior and keybinds differ across mod versions and modpacks: check the mod controls in the Mods menu or the mod’s documentation for any dedicated unequip key. Keep a backup of your world before using server commands or creative-mode actions, and update the mod if removal bugs persist.
Quick removal of the Wanderer rucksack
Open your inventory; with at least one free slot, drag the worn rucksack from the chest armor slot into inventory or Shift-click the icon to move it instantly.
If the container holds items, open its GUI by sneaking and right-clicking while wearing, then Shift-click contents into a chest or empty slots until the internal inventory is empty.
If the armor slot refuses to release the item, check for mods or server plugins that lock equipment slots (for example Curios or slot-lock plugins); disable the lock in single-player or ask a server admin to unlock the slot.
Operator fallback: for versions before 1.17 use the replaceitem command (replaceitem entity @s armor.chest air); for 1.17+ use the item command (item replace entity @s armor.chest with minecraft:air). Run from console or with operator rights to clear the chest slot remotely.
Empty the pack’s internal storage before removal to prevent item drops; if items do drop, collect them immediately and move valuables into a chest to avoid despawn or griefing.
Locate the rucksack equipment slot in your inventory screen
Open your inventory (default E). The pack slot shows as an extra single-slot icon adjacent to the player model and armor column; hover that square to read the tooltip showing the mod item name.
Typical placements
With the Curios API the slot often appears in a small tab on the left or right edge of the inventory GUI; look for circular tabs or a labeled Curios area. Mods without Curios may place the slot directly beside the chest/armor row or the off-hand slot.
Missing slot checklist
Verify the mod is present on both client and server via the Mods list and matching versions; open Mods ▶ [mod name] ▶ Config to confirm GUI/slot is enabled; check Controls for a Curios keybind and restart the client after changes. If playing on a hosted server, ask an admin to confirm server-side settings aren’t disabling extra equipment slots.
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Use Shift+Click or drag to move the pack from the armor slot into your inventory
Shift + Left Click the equipped pack slot to instantly move the item into the first available player-inventory slot; if that fails, left-click to pick it up with the cursor and drag it into any free slot or hotbar cell.
Java (PC): Shift + Left Click is the quick-move action. The game scans player inventory from the top-left grid toward the hotbar and places the item in the first valid empty slot. If no slot is free the item remains equipped and will not drop.
If the worn pack opens its own internal UI on click, hold Shift while left-clicking the equipment slot to prevent the internal inventory from opening during removal. For stackable items, right-click while dragging splits stacks into single-slot placements; for non-stackable gear this has no effect.
Controller/mobile: use the inventory screen’s move/transfer button or long-press and drag the slot into an empty inventory cell. If a mod or add-on provides a custom equipment system, consult that mod’s keybinds–quick-move behavior can be remapped or disabled.
Troubleshooting: if quick-move does nothing, verify the Quick Move keybinding in Controls, clear a single inventory slot before attempting removal, or temporarily place items into a chest to create free space.
Transfer or empty pack contents to prevent item loss before unequipping
Move all items from the pack GUI into secure storage (Ender Chest, shulker boxes, or a nearby chest) and confirm equivalent free inventory space before removing the worn pack.
Immediate checklist
- Open the pack interface while equipped to view internal slots and count filled stacks.
- Have at least one free player inventory slot to receive the equipment item itself when removed.
- Designate storage locations for valuables (Ender Chest), bulk stacks (shulker boxes), and overflow (double chest).
Step-by-step transfer methods
- Count slots: note rows in the pack GUI (examples: 3 rows = 27 slots, 6 rows = 54 slots) and tally number of filled stacks to plan space.
- Use an Ender Chest for high-value items: place an Ender Chest, open it, then Shift+click valuable stacks from the pack into the Ender Chest. Ender Chest contents persist across death and teleport.
- Use shulker boxes for bulk portability: craft shulker boxes, open the pack GUI, Shift+click full stacks into each shulker box, then pick up the filled shulkers – they retain contents when moved or broken.
- Use a double chest for overflow: place a chest adjacent to a safe base, open both GUIs, then Shift+click remaining stacks from the pack into the chest. Repeat until the pack is empty.
- Quick-move and sorting tips: use Shift+click to quick-transfer stacks, double-click on a stack to collect matching items into the cursor, and number keys to swap items into hotbar slots for immediate access.
- Final verification: re-open the pack GUI and confirm zero items remain. If any slot still contains items, move them into shulkers, chest, or Ender Chest before removing the pack.
If items are missing after removal, check the ground within a 10-block radius, open any Ender Chest you used, and inspect nearby chests. On multiplayer servers, consult container-logging plugins or admins if items cannot be found.
Check mod keybinds and settings for a dedicated unequip or toggle action
Assign a dedicated unequip/toggle key in Options → Controls → Keybinds under the mod’s category, choose an unused single-key (for example U or K), then verify the binding while wearing the pack.
Locate and bind the key
Open Esc → Options → Controls and scroll to the mod section (it usually uses the mod name or modid). If the mod exposes a “toggle”, “unequip” or “open” binding, click it and press the desired key. Conflicting bindings are highlighted; change any conflicting entry so the new key appears without a red conflict indicator. Test immediately in-game by pressing the key while the item is equipped.
Edit config files and Mod Menu options
If no in-game keybind is present, open Mods/Mod Menu → select the mod → Config. Look for client-side entries named keybinds, toggleKey, or similar and set the value to a single-key string. Alternatively edit the config file in the instance folder (.minecraft/config/) – file names commonly follow modid-client.toml or modid.conf; change the key value, save, then restart the client. Always make a backup of the config file before editing. Note that keybinds are client-side; server-side restrictions or permission plugins can still block unequipping on servers.
Force-remove a stuck pack using server commands or admin tools
Run a server-console command to clear the chest armor slot directly: for 1.17+ use
/item replace entity armor.chest with air 1
(example: /item replace entity Notch armor.chest with air 1).
For pre-1.17 installs use the legacy form:
/replaceitem entity slot.armor.chest air 1
(example: /replaceitem entity Notch slot.armor.chest air 1).
If the item is stored in the player’s inventory NBT rather than an equipment slot, inspect and remove its NBT entry. Find entries with:
/data get entity Inventory
/data get entity ArmorItems
Then delete the matching index; chestplate is usually index 2 in ArmorItems:
/data remove entity ArmorItems[2]
(example: /data remove entity Notch ArmorItems[2]).
To remove a specific registered item by ID use /clear (works if the item exists in inventory and the server recognizes the mod item ID):
/clear 0 1
(example: /clear Notch modpack:adventure_pack 0 1).
If command-line edits fail, use an NBT editor on the player’s .dat file: stop the server, back up world/playerdata/.dat, open the file (NBTExplorer/NBTEditor), remove the offending tag from Inventory or ArmorItems, save, then restart the server. Keep the backup until the player confirms everything is fine.
Plugins that provide inventory editing also work live: /invsee (Essentials/InvSee) to manually remove the item, or use server-side NBT editor plugins to wipe the specific NBT entry. Ensure you have OP/console access or the appropriate plugin permission.
Note risks: these actions delete the item and any internal storage attached to it. Always back up playerdata and world files before executing NBT removals or replaceitem/clear commands.
