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Topic: WoW Patch and Addon Crud - It seems to build up after 5 years.

Alpha_Swift Posts: 5,821 Registered: Jul 16, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,744 User ID: 697,744	Subject: WoW Patch and Addon Crud - It seems to build up after 5 years.
	I'm starting to get lots of LUA errors while I'm playing. From the error descriptions, they're sometimes caused by the game itself, or various addons. Over the past 5 years or so, I've run various patches, moved systems, moved directories, added and updated and delete a gazillion addons. I'm thinking it might be time to reinstall WoW just like I refresh my desktop system every year or so. Are other people doing this? What's the best way...a download of the game into a new directory with a refresh of the more updated and popular addons? Or maybe my current installation is recoverable/fixable somehow... What are your thoughts? -----signature----- - - - Can someone please answer Fermi's Paradox?
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_Taebo_ Posts: 18,672 Registered: Feb 28, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 18,201 User ID: 70,868	Subject: WoW Patch and Addon Crud - It seems to build up after 5 years.
	Reinstall of off the Cat DVD. I noticed after doing this I don't get these trickle downloads every 3-4 days like I used to. -----signature----- May the best MMORPG win. VNBoards: Where user speculation and opinion are always facts.
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Zero_Washu Posts: 13,401 Registered: Sep 28, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 13,151 User ID: 419,410	Subject: WoW Patch and Addon Crud - It seems to build up after 5 years.
	I don't think you need to reinstall the game, there are the three "directories" they tell people to delete each time they are dealing with problems on a system. I think those are Interface (think : Addons), WTF, and Cache. LUA errors usually are because of Addons or something they kept in the WTF folder -----signature----- . . . For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven . Cows go moo, Dogs go woof and MMO players go ''PVP is imbalanced'' . "Iâ€™m as horny as the hat rack at a Viking bar.", Ann Coulter
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Ugh_Lancelot Title: Ooo...bouncy! Posts: 5,492 Registered: Jun 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,446 User ID: 689,383	Subject: WoW Patch and Addon Crud - It seems to build up after 5 years.
	_Taebo_ posted: Reinstall of off the Cat DVD. I noticed after doing this I don't get these trickle downloads every 3-4 days like I used to. This happens because your wow\data\cache folder has been wiped or corrupted somehow. I had that exact issue a couple months ago and traced it to that folder. Copied it over from my alt that never had the trickle download problem and it hasn't done it since. As for crud building up, most of the "crud" builds up in your WTF settings LUA files. I notice that even with my addons still installed, if I clear that out once a year or so, my FPS goes back up like 30% or more. WoW's LUA variable storage is apparently rather...unoptimized. Of course, doing this loses your frames placements, your bartender/macaroon/bindpad bindinds/macros and such, which requires time to set back up, but it seems to be worth it if performance and errors are impacting you. My experience, at any rate. Hope it helps. -----signature----- WoW and DAoC - Too many alts to count Charter Member - Altaholics Anonymous
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