How to Move World of Warcraft to Another Drive/Computer

How do I move WoW from one hard drive to another?

“I just bought a much larger hard drive and want to move World of Warcraft to it. What's the fastest, most efficient way to do this? I'd like to make sure all my settings, add-ons, macros, etc., come with it and I don't have to reinstall everything from scratch. Any suggestions?”

Need to transfer World of Warcraft from your old computer to the new one without reinstalling after upgrading? Or do you have limited space on your old hard drive and wish to move World of Warcraft from one drive to another for efficient space management? A free PC transfer software can solve all such issues. It allows you to effortlessly move WoW, including World of Warcraft Classic, to another drive, computer, or external hard drive. Keep reading for more details.

How to Move World of Warcraft to Another Drive

To move WoW to another HDD or SSD, you can use the APP Migration feature of the PC Transfer Free tool. It lets you effectively transfer installed programs to a new hard drive without worrying about whether the software will work properly.

Download the migration tool, and then follow the step-by-step instructions to move World of Warcraft from one hard drive to another.

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Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans and choose the transfer mode

On the main interface of Todo PCTrans, go to the “App Migration” section and click “Start” to proceed.

Select transfer mode

Step 2: Choose the app and other drives to move

1. Select the source partition and check the apps, programs, and software you want to migrate (labeled as “Yes”).

2. Click the triangle icon to select another drive or disk as the target device, then click “Transfer” to start the migration.

Select the apps to migrate

Step 3: Complete the migration process

After the transfer is complete, click OK to finish the operation.

You can restart your computer to apply the changes, and the migration application should run again on the other drive.

The App Migration feature can also move WoW to an external hard drive. See How to Transfer Apps and Programs from PC to an External Hard Drive for details.

How to Transfer World of Warcraft to Another Computer

In addition to local transfers, the PC Transfer tool still supports moving World of Warcraft over a network connection or image file from one computer to another.

Aside from transferring account login software, this PC transfer tool also lets you move activated applications from one laptop to another, such as transferring Microsoft Office from one laptop to another or moving antivirus software from an old PC to a new one.

Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans on Both Computers

Download Todo PCTrans, and you'll see the PC-to-PC interface.

Step 2: Choose the transfer direction - from the old computer or to the new one

"This is a new computer" - Transfer all data from the old remote computer to this new one.

"This is an old computer" - Transfer all data from the current old device to the new one.

Select transfer direction

Step 3: Connect the two computers

1. Select the target computer to connect to by its IP address or device name, then click "Connect."

2. Type the target computer's login password, then click OK to confirm.

If the target computer is not on the list, you can also click Add Computer to manually connect by entering the computer's IP address or device name.

Step 4: Select the applications, programs, and software to transfer to the target computer

1. You can choose and pick what you want to transfer from your current computer to the target computer.

2. After selecting the apps and data you want to transfer, click on “Transfer” to start the process.

Conclusions

While it is possible to manually move WoW from one HDD to another by copying the WoW folder (including AddOns and settings) to where you want it > then changing the path file in Battle.net to point to the new WoW, we do not recommend this. Given the size of this folder, the process can be very time-consuming, and if done incorrectly, your files could become corrupted or damaged. To ensure a smooth transition, we strongly advise using a professional program transfer tool.