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How do I throw blocks in a hopper?

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Stand in front of the hopper and press your drop item key.

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Can there be hoppers with multiple outputs? (Java Edition)

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Unfortunately, no. You could try connect multiple hopper to a hopper or chest.

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I cannot place the furnace on the hopper, what might be wrong?

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Press shift and then place the item, it's that easy! You can place the furnace on top of or on the side of the hopper.

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How can I use multiple hoppers fo fill one chest? I am trying to get chicken eggs easily without losing any chickens in the process, its 3x3 (9) hoppers to one chest underneath the middlemost hopper.

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You will need to make it so that all the hoppers lead to the middlemost hopper by some path. Remember to crouch to connect hoppers without opening them. Also, make sure that the chest has 1 block of free space (no blocks) above it to allow it to open.

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How do I connect a hopper that is away from the chest?

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Place several hoppers together (pressing shift links the hoppers together, but it only works from the starting hopper), so dropping an item at one end of these line of hoppers will slowly shift that item to the starting hopper.

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How do I make a hopper turn in Minecraft?

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You can't make it turn, but you can make it run into any block by placing the hopper on that block. The input will be from above and the output will be into the lower block the hopper will be pointing toward.

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How do I connect redstone to a hopper in Minecraft?

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You don't, it's not for that.

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How do I turn off an item hopper?

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By filling its slots with a certain item whenever there is a new item on the hopper.

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I tried putting water in the hopper but I threw it onto the hopper. What did I do wrong?

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You cannot put water in the hopper, only a bucket full of water. You just have to drop the water bucket in the hopper.

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If I use a crafting table and a hopper, can I get it to hold it as an item so that when I go to the crafting table, it will be there and I don't have to hold it in my inventory hot bar?

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You can throw an item into the hopper, and the hopper can hold so many items. (To increase storage, connect the hopper to a chest.) In this way, you can store items next to a crafting table for future use.

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How do I transfer an item from a hopper to a chest if the chest is far away?

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Use more than one hopper, or move the chest closer.

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What do I do if the hopper won't connect to the chest in Minecraft Pocket Edition?

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You can first place a block in place of chest, connect the hopper to this block, then crash the block and place the chest.

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Can you make two hoppers go into the same chest?

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Yes, you can. If you have a single chest, you can place a hopper on top of it and on each of its 4 sides. If you have a double chest, you can put 2 hoppers on top of it, 2 hoppers on its 2 block sides, and 1 on its 1 block sides.

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How do I make a hopper collect items from the block above?

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Hoppers cannot collect items that are a full block above them. However, certain “shorter” blocks like farmland and slabs allow hoppers to pick up items from below. You can also use a hopper minecart (crafted by putting a hopper directly above a minecart in the crafting menu) to pick up items from the block above.

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Can you connect multiple hoppers?

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Yes, you can link multiple hoppers into one storage. Make sure to place the hoppers against the one you want to connect, so that the items in the hopper will go into the other hoppers, instead of falling out on the floor.

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Is there something special I need or have to do to get the hoppers to work for a computer or on a different version of Minecraft?

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No, it should work the same on all versions of Minecraft. If you find that the item hopper isn’t working for you, then you might’ve placed it incorrectly.

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How can I make the hopper go up in Minecraft?

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You can't. However, if you make a glass block tower in the shape of a plus sign, and then place a dropper facing up underneath the tower, the dropper will drop any items you put in it and they will float up in the glass. Then you can place a hopper on top of the tower and it will pick up the items.

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How to crouch in PE?

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Double tap the button in the middle of your movement controls to crouch in Minecraft Pocket Edition.

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How do I use a hopper to dump junk into a waterway?

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Hoppers can't deposit items into water, but you could hook up a hopper to a dispenser and use a redstone loop or lever/button to have the dispenser drop items into a waterway.

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The stuff in the hopper won’t go in the chest. What is the problem?

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Make sure that the hopper is connected to the chest. You can do this by breaking the hopper, shifting, then placing the hopper on the chest on the side you want it to be at. You should also make sure that the chest isn't full.

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Can I put a furnace under a hopper and then the thing smelting will directly enter the hopper?

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Hoppers can't take items upwards. You'd have to place the hopper below the furnace for the smelted items to enter it.

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Can I make eggs go into a chest with a hopper?

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Yes, all items can go into a chest with a hopper. The default key to drop the item is q.

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How do I make a hopper face the chest while on its back?

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You can’t put a hopper on its back and a chest doesn’t react to a hopper on its back.

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What do I do if the stuff won't go away when throwing it in the hopper?

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You should check if the hopper is connected to the chest, and not a block. Also, check if the chest the hopper is connected to is full. If so, no items will transfer to the chest.

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How do I connect 2 hoppers in Minecraft?

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You can connect them by pressing SHIFT and then placing it on top or on the side of the Hopper that you've already placed (this of course has to be placed on the top or on one of the sides of the pre-existing Hopper instead of the floor or ceiling).

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How can I connect hoppers together while they are beside each other?

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First, place a hopper against a block. Then remove the block and replace it with a hopper.

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Can items go into hoppers through blocks in Minecraft?

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No. You used to be able to, but not anymore.

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Can I use a crafting table and a hopper in Minecraft?

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No. That is why crafting tables are not hoppers. You need to use hoppers. That would be cool, though.

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How do I put water into a hopper in Minecraft?

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You can't put water in a hopper, it is not a block that is able to be waterlogged. However, you can place a water bucket or water bottle inside the hopper's inventory.

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