What causes an item to disappear in Minecraft? [closed]

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What persists after a respawn in Minecraft?

I've apparently lost my diamond sword due to a death far from my spawn point. Was I just unlucky or do items disappear if you are so far/if they are on the ground for X minutes?

Asked by Rapida

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Items will disappear if they are on the ground for 5 minutes after you die. This timer starts ticking as soon as you die; even on the death screen that timer is going to keep counting, so if you go take a break to grab some food and come back to find out your character's been lying around dead for 10 minutes, your items are gone.

Also, dying in lava or fire will make you lose any items that fall into the flames.

Answered by Mana

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