How to raise the fill command limit in Minecraft

Run /gamerule max_block_modifications 1000000 so a single /fill or /clone can change up to a million blocks. The default is 32768.

max_block_modifications

Sets the maximum number of blocks a single command like /fill or /clone can change.

/gamerule max_block_modifications <value>

Examples

/gamerule max_block_modifications 1000000

Allow fills of up to a million blocks.

Arguments

valueOptional: Whole number to set. Leave it out to show the current value.

What it does

Commands such as /fill, /clone and /fillbiome refuse to run when the area is bigger than this limit. Raise it when you need to fill or copy large regions in one go, but very large operations can lag the server.

Good to know

Renamed from commandModificationBlockLimit.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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