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01-05-19, 01:03 PM   #1
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Addon confusion

Back to the game after 8 years. Lots of questions.

First, I have the old game on my computer. An HP running Windows 10.

Second, I did play a secondary "starter" account recently.

On Dec. 31, 2018, I reactivated my original account by purchasing the BoA game and a one month subscription.

On Jan. 5, 2019, I tried to download and install a group of addons. After reading some info I finally placed the addons in the following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns

I was told that this was the proper folder after the most recent patch.

When I loaded the game, I do not get the "addons" button.

I am not sure if there is another folder to place the addons in, but I am able to successfully launch the original account by clicking on the "World of Warcraft Launcher" icon in the World of Warcraft folder listed above.

Please advise

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01-05-19, 01:54 PM   #2
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It's possible that you did not install them correctly. Check this: https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/...l_doesntwork_2

(That hasn't been updated yet for the _retail_, etc. changes, but it's good enough. )
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01-05-19, 02:19 PM   #3
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I'm sure I installed them incorrectly, otherwise they would be working. But, i don't think the "sub" folder is the issue, unless the "_retail_" folder is the issue.

I just can't seem to find another folder on my comp that they should go into.
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01-05-19, 02:50 PM   #4
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If you open the Launcher then select:
Options/Show In Explorer

That will make sure you are using the correct game folder (just in case).

Then it's
_retail_\Interface\Addons
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01-05-19, 04:56 PM   #5
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To be sure it is not a subfolder issue, you could show us a screenshot of what you have.

Open the folder of an addon until you see its addonname.toc file. Take a screenshot showing the file path in your file explorer window.
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01-07-19, 02:23 PM   #6
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Thank you all for your help. There was indeed a secondary step that didn't appear in the thread posted. I needed to take the "unzipped" folders and open them up too, and them place the contents into the addons folder. Once that was done, I was good to go. Well, except for 10 lua reports that came up after I logged on!! lol But, I'll deal with them later.

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