Functional Storage guide for All the Mods 10 7.2 to 8.1

Functional Storage adds drawers: compact storage blocks that hold lots of one item type and plug into automation. This pack ships version 1.21.1-1.5.8 of the mod. It's for you if you're tired of chest walls and want tidy, expandable storage that pipes and hoppers can work with.^[1][2]

What you can build

• Drawers store items, and Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) and Fluid Drawer (2x2) work the same way but hold fluids.^[2]
• The Storage Controller acts as a hub for linked drawers. Its maximum range is 40 blocks on all sides, a cube of 80x80x80. Use the Linking Tool to connect drawers to it.^[2]
• The Ender Drawer works like an Ender Chest in drawer form. You link two of them with the Linking Tool to sync their contents.^[2]
• The Compacting Drawer converts items between their nugget, ingot and block forms. The Simple Compacting Drawer auto-converts an item into its compacted form.^[2]
• Framed drawers, such as Framed Drawer (1x1), can mimic the texture of other blocks.^[2]

Upgrades and progression

The pack's Basic Storage quest chapter walks you through the mod. Once you have the Linking Tool, the controller, Ender, compacting, fluid and framed drawers, and the Configuration Tool all unlock from it.^[2]

Storage upgrades form a quest chain: Copper Upgrade (x8), then Gold Upgrade (x16), Diamond Upgrade (x24) and finally Netherite Upgrade (x32). The quests are "Copper Upgrade" quest, "Gold Upgrade" quest, "Diamond Upgrade" quest and "Netherite Upgrade" quest.^[2]

Utility upgrades cover automation. The Puller Upgrade and Pusher Upgrade move items in and out, and the Collector Upgrade vacuums items in. The Void Upgrade destroys overflow, the Redstone Upgrade outputs a fullness signal, and the Iron Downgrade cuts a drawer's capacity to a stack.^[2]

Unverified The sources do not show whether this mod sits on the ATM Star quest path, so treat that as unconfirmed.

Functional Storage is all about drawers, and this pack's Basic Storage quest chapter walks you through the mod in a sensible order. The order I'd follow: a drawer first, then storage upgrades, then the Linking Tool and a controller to tie it all together, then the Configuration Tool to lock things down.^[2]

Craft a drawer

Everything starts with a drawer. Wooden drawers come in 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2 sizes, for example Birch Drawer (1x1), Birch Drawer (1x2) and Birch Drawer (2x2). The pack has changed these recipes. Make a few, because many of the tool and upgrade recipes in this mod take a drawer as an ingredient.^[3]

Birch Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Birch Planks	Birch Planks	Birch Planks
Birch Planks	any wooden chest	Birch Planks
Birch Planks	Birch Planks	Birch Planks

Recipe id: functionalstorage:birch_1

Birch is just one example of the wooden drawers, which the pack has changed.

Grow your capacity with storage upgrades

Storage upgrades are a tier chain. The Copper Upgrade is an x8 upgrade ("Copper Upgrade" quest), the Gold Upgrade is x16 ("Gold Upgrade" quest), the Diamond Upgrade is x24 ("Diamond Upgrade" quest) and the Netherite Upgrade is x32 ("Netherite Upgrade" quest). Each tier is crafted from the previous one, so start with copper. The Netherite Upgrade uses a smithing recipe instead of a crafting grid.^[2][3]

Copper UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot
any wooden chest	any drawer	any wooden chest
any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:copper_upgrade

The pack changed this recipe, and it is the first step of the upgrade chain.

Link everything to a controller

Once you have several drawers, craft the Linking Tool and the Storage Controller. The tool has one mode that links a single drawer to a controller and another that links multiple drawers between 2 points. In the quest book, the Linking Tool quest (a quest in "Basic Storage") leads on to the controller quest (a quest in "Basic Storage").^[2][3][4]

Linking ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any diamond gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:linking_tool

The pack changed this recipe.

Storage ControllerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Comparator	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:storage_controller

The pack changed this recipe too.

1. Place the controller, then right-click it with the Linking Tool to start configuring.^[2]
2. Right-click each drawer you want to add to the network. While you hold the tool, it shows which drawers are connected.^[2]
3. Double right-click the controller to pull in everything from your inventory that has a slot in the network.^[2]
4. Sneak right-click the controller with an empty hand to open the upgrades tab. Normal storage upgrades there increase its range, up to 40 blocks on every side (a cube of 80x80x80).^[2]

The Controller Access Point acts as a Storage Controller when linked to one. You can push items into it or pull them out of it, so it works as an entry point to your drawers.^[2]

Lock your drawers

The Configuration Tool locks a drawer so it remembers the item inside. A locked drawer won't swap that item for something else, which matters once you start pushing items into and pulling them out of drawers automatically.^[2]

Configuration ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any emerald gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:configuration_tool

The pack changed this recipe.

Extras to unlock next

In the quest book, the Configuration Tool, controller, compacting, Ender, fluid and framed drawer quests all come after the Linking Tool quest. The pusher, puller, void, collector and redstone upgrades hang off an earlier quest instead. Pick whichever fits your base.^[2]

• Pusher Upgrade and Puller Upgrade let a drawer push items out of or pull them in from any side. Each one can be crafted into the other.^[2][3]
• Void Upgrade voids extra items when a drawer is full, which stops a setup from backing up.^[2]
• Collector Upgrade makes a drawer vacuum in items from one of its sides.^[2]
• Redstone Upgrade outputs a signal from 0 (empty) to 15 (full) on all sides.^[2]
• Compacting Drawer converts what you put in to its nugget or block form. For example, an iron ingot lets you pull out 9 nuggets.^[2]
• Two Ender Drawer blocks can sync their contents, like an Ender Chest. Left-click the first with the Linking Tool, then crouch and right-click the second.^[2]
• Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) and Fluid Drawer (2x2) work like regular drawers but store fluids.^[2]
• Framed Drawer (1x1) and the other framed drawers can mimic a block's texture on the outside and a different one on the front.^[2]

Functional Storage is a drawer-based storage mod. Every recipe for it that appears in the pack's recipe dump is marked as changed by the pack. If you remember the mod's default recipes, check the recipe boxes below instead of trusting your memory.^[3]

Fluid drawers

The mod has fluid drawers in 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2 layouts: Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) and Fluid Drawer (2x2). The mod's tooltips show two GUI hints for them. One empties a container into the drawer, and the other fills a container from the drawer. The text doesn't say which key or click triggers each hint.^[3][4]

Fluid Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plank	any plank	any plank
any plank	any empty bucket	any plank
any plank	any plank	any plank

Recipe id: functionalstorage:fluid_1

This is the pack's recipe for the 1x1 Fluid Drawer.

Changing direction and slot

Some of the mod's utility items let you right click inside a GUI to change a direction, and others let you right click inside a GUI to change a slot. The sources don't say which items do which, so check in game.^[4]

Linking drawers to a controller

The mod's linking tool has two modes. Single mode links a drawer to a controller. Multiple mode links multiple drawers between 2 points.^[4]

The Controller Access Point (Controller Access Point) has its own pack recipe, and so does the Configuration Tool.^[3]

Controller Access PointChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Repeater	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:controller_extension

This is the pack's recipe for the Controller Access Point.

Configuration ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any emerald gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:configuration_tool

This is the pack's recipe for the Configuration Tool.

Upgrades

Storage upgrades in the mod describe their effect in one of a few ways. They increase a base value by an amount, decrease a base value by an amount, or set a base value to a fixed amount. The tooltip text uses placeholders, so these sources don't give the actual values this pack uses.^[4]

The pack has upgrade items such as Copper Upgrade, Gold Upgrade and Diamond Upgrade. The Diamond Upgrade has its own pack recipe, shown here.^[3]

Diamond UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem
any wooden chest	Gold Upgrade	any wooden chest
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: functionalstorage:diamond_upgrade

This is the pack's recipe for the Diamond Upgrade.

There is also a Collector Upgrade and a Dripping Upgrade, each with its own pack recipe.^[3]

Collector UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Hopper	any stone
any redstone dust	any drawer	any redstone dust
any stone	Hopper	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:collector_upgrade

This is the pack's recipe for the Collector Upgrade.

Dripping UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Pointed Dripstone	any stone
any stone	Cauldron	any stone
any stone	Lava Bucket	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:dripping_upgrade

This is the pack's recipe for the Dripping Upgrade.

The mod's text also includes an upgrade effect that generates an amount of a fluid, in mb. The sources don't say which upgrade has this effect, or which fluid and amount this pack uses.^[4]

Other storage blocks

The pack also has the Compacting Drawer, the Ender Drawer and the Armory Cabinet. Here is the Compacting Drawer recipe as the pack has it.^[3]

Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone	any stone
Piston	any drawer	Piston
any stone	any iron ingot	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:compacting_drawer

This is the pack's recipe for the Compacting Drawer.

Unverified The sources here show no config files for this mod in the pack, so settings such as drawer capacities and upgrade values are not confirmed. Check in game for the exact numbers.

Functional Storage progression in this pack follows the Basic Storage quest chapter. It splits into three paths: a straight line of storage upgrades, a Linking Tool branch that leads to the Storage Controller and the specialty drawers, and a set of utility upgrades you can pick up in any order. Almost every Functional Storage recipe in the pack is changed from the mod's own, so follow the recipe blocks below rather than any recipe you remember from elsewhere.^[2][3]

Drawers: where you start

Each wood type has its own drawer in 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2 sizes. Oak is the example here: Oak Drawer (1x1), Oak Drawer (1x2) and Oak Drawer (2x2). The other woods, such as Spruce Drawer (1x1) and Cherry Drawer (2x2), have their own pack recipes too.^[3]

Oak Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Empty slot	Empty slot
Empty slot	any wooden chest	Empty slot
Empty slot	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:oak_1

The 1x1 Oak Drawer as it is crafted in this pack.

The storage upgrade line

This is the main tier ladder, and the quests chain in order: "Copper Upgrade" quest, then "Gold Upgrade" quest, then "Diamond Upgrade" quest, then "Netherite Upgrade" quest. The quest titles give the multipliers: x8 for Copper, x16 for Gold, x24 for Diamond and x32 for Netherite.^[2]

Each tier is crafted from the one before it. The Gold Upgrade uses the Copper Upgrade, and the Diamond Upgrade uses the Gold Upgrade. The Netherite Upgrade is a smithing recipe that starts from the Diamond Upgrade.^[3]

Copper UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot
any wooden chest	any drawer	any wooden chest
any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:copper_upgrade

Copper Upgrade, the x8 tier, in its pack recipe.

Gold UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gold ingot	any gold storage block	any gold ingot
any wooden chest	Copper Upgrade	any wooden chest
any gold storage block	any gold ingot	any gold storage block

Recipe id: functionalstorage:gold_upgrade

Gold Upgrade, the x16 tier, in its pack recipe.

Diamond UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem
any wooden chest	Gold Upgrade	any wooden chest
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: functionalstorage:diamond_upgrade

Diamond Upgrade, the x24 tier, in its pack recipe.

Netherite UpgradeChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

• Diamond Upgrade
• Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:netherite_upgrade

Netherite Upgrade, the x32 tier, a smithing recipe changed by the pack.

Linking Tool and Storage Controller

The Linking Tool quest (a quest in "Basic Storage") opens the next branch. You use the tool to link Drawers to a Controller: right-click the Controller to start configuring, then right-click Drawers to add them. Holding the tool shows which Drawers are connected.^[2]

Linking ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any diamond gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:linking_tool

The Storage Controller (a quest in "Basic Storage") acts as a hub for the network. Double right-click it and everything in your inventory that has a slot in the network gets pulled in. Sneak right-click it with an empty hand to open the upgrades tab. Normal storage upgrades placed there increase the Controller's range, up to a maximum of 40 blocks on all sides, a cube of 80x80x80.^[2]

Storage ControllerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Comparator	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:storage_controller

Once the Controller is down, the Controller Access Point (a quest in "Basic Storage") gives you an entry point to the network. It acts as a Controller when linked, so you can push into it and pull from it.^[2]

Specialty drawers

These quests also unlock from the Linking Tool quest. Take them as your setup needs them:^[2]

• Framed Drawer (1x1) and the other Framed blocks (a quest in "Basic Storage") can mimic one block's texture on the outside and a different one on the front.^[2]
• Ender Drawer (a quest in "Basic Storage") syncs contents between two linked Ender Drawers, like an Ender Chest. Left-click the first one with the Linking Tool on the outside, not the item face, then crouch and right-click the second.^[2]
• Compacting Drawer (a quest in "Basic Storage") converts what you put in to nugget or block forms. An Iron Ingot lets you pull out 9 nuggets, and more Iron is converted to Iron Blocks.^[2]
• Simple Compacting Drawer (a quest in "Basic Storage") automatically converts the item inside into its compacted form.^[2]
• Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) and Fluid Drawer (2x2) (a quest in "Basic Storage") work like regular Drawers but store fluids.^[2]
• Configuration Tool (a quest in "Basic Storage") locks a Drawer so it remembers its item. A locked Drawer will not replace the item that was locked on it, which helps when you push and pull automatically.^[2]

Ender DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plank	any plank	any plank
any drawer	any ender chest	any drawer
any plank	any plank	any plank

Recipe id: functionalstorage:ender_drawer

Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone	any stone
Piston	any drawer	Piston
any stone	any iron ingot	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:compacting_drawer

Utility upgrades

These quests sit after the same earlier quest as the Linking Tool, so none of them depends on the Controller and you can take them in any order.^[2]

• Pusher Upgrade lets Drawers push items out of any side, and Puller Upgrade lets them pull items in from any side.^[2]
• Collector Upgrade makes the Drawer vacuum in items from one of its sides.^[2]
• Void Upgrade voids the extra items that arrive when a Drawer is full. That stops overflow and keeps a setup from backing up.^[2]
• Redstone Upgrade makes Drawers output a Redstone signal on all sides, from 0 (empty) to 15 (full). On multi-slot Drawers you can configure which slot it monitors.^[2]
• Iron Downgrade cuts the Drawer's maximum space down to a single stack, which is handy for keeping an item in stock without storing too much.^[2]

The Pusher and Puller Upgrades can be swapped for each other with a shapeless recipe, so if you crafted the wrong one you can convert it instead of starting over. That swap is a mod recipe the pack did not change.^[3]

Pusher UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Puller Upgrade

Recipe id: functionalstorage:pusher_upgrade_from_puller

Recipes without a quest

Some items have in-pack recipes but no quest in the Basic Storage chapter: Armory Cabinet, Dripping Upgrade, Water Generator Upgrade and Obsidian Generator Upgrade. The Obsidian Generator Upgrade is a shapeless combination of the Dripping and Water Generator Upgrades, and the pack did not change that recipe.^[2][3]

Obsidian Generator UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Dripping Upgrade
• Dripping Upgrade
• Dripping Upgrade
• Dripping Upgrade
• Water Generator Upgrade

Recipe id: functionalstorage:obsidian_upgrade

Functional Storage has a single quest chapter in the pack, called Basic Storage. Every quest in it asks you to get one of the mod's items (or one of a small group of variants). Nearly all of them hang off one earlier quest in the chapter that the sources don't show, so I can't tell you what that first step is.^[2]

Upgrades and downgrades unlocked first

These quests all unlock straight after that opening quest, so you can do them in any order. Each one is a single upgrade item.^[2]

• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Collector Upgrade, which makes a drawer vacuum items in from one of its sides.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Pusher Upgrade, which lets drawers push items out into any side.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Puller Upgrade, which lets drawers pull items in from any side.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Void Upgrade, which voids extra items once a drawer is full. That stops overflow and keeps a setup from backing up.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Redstone Upgrade. Drawers then output a redstone signal where 0 means empty and 15 means full.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Iron Downgrade, which cuts a drawer's max space down to a single stack. It's handy for keeping some items in stock without hoarding too many.^[2]

The storage upgrade line

The storage upgrades form their own chain. Each quest unlocks after the previous one, and the quest subtitles give the multiplier for each tier.^[2]

1. "Copper Upgrade" quest: the Copper Upgrade, an x8 storage upgrade.^[2]
2. "Gold Upgrade" quest: the Gold Upgrade, an x16 storage upgrade.^[2]
3. "Diamond Upgrade" quest: the Diamond Upgrade, an x24 storage upgrade.^[2]
4. "Netherite Upgrade" quest: the Netherite Upgrade, an x32 storage upgrade.^[2]

The Linking Tool branch

a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Linking Tool, which links drawers to a controller and links Ender Drawers together. It also opens up most of the rest of the chapter.^[2]

• a quest in "Basic Storage" accepts any framed drawer, framed compacting drawer, framed controller or framed controller extension, such as the Framed Drawer (1x1) or Framed Storage Controller. Framed blocks can mimic a block's texture on the outside and a different one on the front.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Ender Drawer. You can link two of them with the Linking Tool to sync their contents, like an Ender Chest.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Compacting Drawer, which converts items to their nugget or block forms and back. An iron ingot inside lets you pull out 9 nuggets.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Simple Compacting Drawer, which auto-converts the item inside into its compacted form.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" accepts any of the fluid drawers: Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) or Fluid Drawer (2x2).^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Configuration Tool, which locks a drawer so it remembers its item. That's useful when you push and pull from drawers.^[2]
• a quest in "Basic Storage" asks for the Storage Controller (the framed version also counts for the second task). The quest text gives its max range as 40 blocks on all sides, a cube of 80x80x80.^[2]

The last quest in the chapter is a quest in "Basic Storage", which unlocks after the controller quest. It asks for the Controller Access Point, an entry point that acts like the Storage Controller when linked to it.^[2]

All the Mods 10 8.1 ships Functional Storage 1.21.1-1.5.8. The mod has been in the pack since All the Mods 10 2.25 or earlier, and it has been updated several times since then.^[1]

Pack releases that updated the mod

• All the Mods 10 7.2: 1.21.1-1.5.7 to 1.21.1-1.5.8.^[5]
• All the Mods 10 7.1: 1.21.1-1.5.5 to 1.21.1-1.5.7.^[6]
• All the Mods 10 4.13: 1.21.1-1.5.4 to 1.21.1-1.5.5.^[7]
• All the Mods 10 4.11: 1.21.1-1.5.3 to 1.21.1-1.5.4.^[8]
• All the Mods 10 4.6: 1.21.1-1.5.1 to 1.21.1-1.5.3.^[9]
• All the Mods 10 4.3: 1.21.1-1.4.3 to 1.21.1-1.5.1.^[10]
• All the Mods 10 2.47: 1.21.1-1.4.2 to 1.21.1-1.4.3.^[11]
• All the Mods 10 2.36: 1.21.1-1.4.1 to 1.21.1-1.4.2.^[12]
• All the Mods 10 2.33: 1.21.1-1.4.0 to 1.21.1-1.4.1.^[13]
• All the Mods 10 2.32: 1.21.1-1.3.7 to 1.21.1-1.4.0.^[14]

Unverified The pack changelogs only record version bumps. They don't say what each Functional Storage update changed, and no changelogs for the shipped jars are stored. Any new features, fixes, or recipe and config changes in these updates are unverified.