WoW is a self-sufficient install, it doesn't drop hooks anywhere else. You can just copy the entire folder.

The WoW program is entirely portable, so yes you can just copy the World of Warcraft over to the new drive. No registry entries to worry about.

If I can ever find a thumb drive big enough to hold it.. oh the possibilities.

Better make that *significant* hooks.

I can answer #1. You can just move the directory, no required registries. I did a wipe and complete reinstall of windows, and the directory that I moved to a backup drive is still working fine.

Just make sure (at least the first time after moving it) you open the game through the launcher. It does a few very minor install operations if it senses that it is in a new location.

There ARE registery entries, but opening the game via the launcher will automatically point them all to the directory of that launcher.

Yeah dude i know you have probably gotten about 1000 responses but yeah it is portable. I have a copy on my external just in case.....helps out when you dont have to worry about re-downloading and setting up all your addons.

@Delerius
I have an old thick Ipod Classic with a broken screen that works just fine as a portable WoW, Starcraft II, Dawn of War, etc. games drive.

I recommend it :)

There's no weekly cap on valor points, but there are on justice (might have the name wrong, the raid ones). If you hover over the currency on your currency tab, it says how many you have out of how many you can get. If there is a cap added, that would be where to look.

If you could find a thumb drive big enough... you'd spend a long time looking at loading screens.

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