My son has built worlds in the Windows 10 edition and has been making mods in IntelliJ IDEA (the ID Tech camp package). He can't open the worlds from Windows 10 Edition in Java Edition and his IntelliJ mods automatically point to the Windows 10 Edition. I would appreciate any help in merging the two instances, especially linking his mods to the full Minecraft Java Edition. Thanks!
For any other parents who may view this question, I highly recommend avoiding the Microsoft version. I feel like I double paid for the same game, since he needed Minecraft Java Edition for his camp.
Best Answer
The Minecraft Java Edition and the Windows 10 Edition (Bedrock Edition) are coded differently.
At the moment, there is no way to redeem the Java Edition by buying the Windows 10 version (coded in C++). In the other way, previously, there was a possibility to redeem the Win 10 version with a Minecraft Java Edition.