
World of Warcraft uses this folder to store temporary data it downloads or generates during normal game play. The "WTF" folder contains ALL the config files for this installation of World of Warcraft including all AddOn config files for all Characters played on this installation of World of Warcraft. If you delete or rename this folder and start WoW you will have no AddOns installed.

The "Interface" folder contains another folder called "Addons" and this in turn contains all of your AddOns currently installed for this installation of WoW. Inside the World of Warcraft installation folder are several Important Folders. This will open an new Explorer window with the World of Warcraft installation folder open. You can check check the same locations for Windows XP (mentioned above) but it should be location in the folder "Public" (use the Environment variable "%PUBLIC%" to find this) then the subfolder "Games" then again the subfolder "World of Warcraft"Īnother way to locate your World of Warcraft installation folder is to right click on the World of Warcraft icon you use to start World of Warcraft and goto "Properties" then in the new window that opens click "Open File Location" or "Find Target.". The location of World of Warcraft's installation folder after MS Windows Vista and later (including Windows 7) can vary. If you are unsure if you have a 64bit or 32bit version of windows try the "%ProgramFiles(x86)%" folder and if it errors you must have a 32bit version of windows. World of Warcraft Installation Locations MS Windows XP and earlierĪll versions of MS Windows up to and including XP installed by default in a subfolder (called "World of Warcraft") of the " Program Files" folder.įor 32bit versions of MS Windows this can be found by going to Start - Run and typing "%ProgramFiles%" (this is an Environment variable).įor 64bit versions of MS Windows this can be found by going to Start - Run and typing "%ProgramFiles(x86)%".


This article is to try and help people find their World of Warcraft folder on MS Windows as the standard installation folder will vary depending on the version of MS Windows installed.
