What is World of Warcraft Backup Files?
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Overview
World of Warcraft Backup Files is published by World.
You can find out more about World of Warcraft Backup Files at its official website
or at World's website.
How do I clean World of Warcraft Backup Files?
World of Warcraft Backup Files may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space.
It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system.
The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size.
A portable version is also available.
Clean World of Warcraft Backup Files
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean World of Warcraft Backup Files manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
There are four locations in the file system where World of Warcraft Backup Files stores data that can be cleaned.
Warning: This will remove your backups, and you will be unable to undo any changes you made with this program..
Files
Warning: Proceed very carefully when deleting files. Always revise the files you are about to remove. Removing important files can damage your system.
To clean your file system from files stored by World of Warcraft Backup Files and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations.
First of all, open a command prompt window:
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Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and Alt keys.
- Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
- Type cmd
- Hit Enter
Now list all the files stored by World of Warcraft Backup Files that can be cleaned:
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Type dir /s %ProgramFiles%\World of Warcraft\*.bak
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir /s %ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft\*.bak
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Type dir /s %ProgramFiles%\World of Warcraft\*.old
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir /s %ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft\*.old
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Type dir /s %PUBLIC%\games\World of Warcraft\*.bak
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Type dir /s %PUBLIC%\games\World of Warcraft\*.old
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Type dir /s %SystemDrive%\World of Warcraft\*.bak
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Type dir /s %SystemDrive%\World of Warcraft\*.old
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir /s {folder}\World of Warcraft\*.bak
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir /s {folder}\World of Warcraft\*.old
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
Once you have identified the files stored by World of Warcraft Backup Files that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.