How To: Save settings permanently

[nyevid]

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/-[Preparations] doing the following steps only once is enough. you need to complete these in order to save and protect settings and options from crashes or ...


1- giving them admin privilages.

/ right click on WoW.exe or WoW-64.exe

// click on Properties.

/// in compatibility, choose and enable "Run this program as administrator"

//// apply and save for both.



2- [take ownership] of WoW folder.

/ download this zip file.

http://windows.intowindows.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/My%20uploaded%20files/Take%20Ownership.zip
*no worries. it wont cause any damage... it's just a must-have tool.

// extract the zip file.

/// apply (or merge) the [Install Take Ownership.reg] file.

//// then, right click on WoW folder, and press "Take Ownership"...

///// now wait for CMD command to finish.



3- Disabling ReadOnly attirubute from WoW folder

/ right click on WoW folder,

// click on properties

/// in General tab, UnCheck "Read Only"

//// press apply




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/-[Saving settings each time] now, when you make change (macro, character settings, action bar, ...) do the following steps to protect them against server, pc crash and ...


do this each time you change settings, when you wish to keep the new settings.


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---1- log out of your main character
---2- log in another character,
---3- log out,
---4- log in your main character again
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basically: relog into an alt.

BONUS!

1007 posted something at https://forum.wow-freakz.com/view-post-5677553.html

1007 wrote:

For those who's game settings still get reset(sometimes) on dc/server crash/alt-f4. add this line into Config.wtf: SET synchronizeConfig "setting"

thank you 1007. <3

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after doing these, you will be protected. from server crash, PC crash, GF's nag. it will protect you against everything... even THOTs.




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[Denim]

Moved to tutorials.


Retired

[Shocker]

I don't think steps 1/2/3 are needed. From what I experienced so far, doing a /logout after you do changes is enough. Whenever they reset, just do another relog and they come back

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[nyevid]

Denim wrote:

Moved to tutorials.

- ara ara.

- https://www.wow-freakz.com/tutorials.php

- will i get my reputation as claimed here?: https://forum.wow-freakz.com/Reputation-system-t24397.html [Rawr xD] (3000% savage)

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- also, the link to here, from https://www.wow-freakz.com/tutorials.php is BROKEN.

- Link: "https://forum.wow-freakz.com/How-To-Save-system-settings-UI-settings-Macro-Action-Bar-setting-pet-als"; is incomplete, the original URL was longer.
- therefore, i reduced the subject length so that the URL gets smaller.

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FIXED

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[breinscreamer]

As expected, even doing the "unnecessary" steps doesn't prevent them from disappearing and re-logging does nothing.
Thanks for trying, though. Cheers.

[nyevid]

breinscreamer wrote:

As expected, even doing the "unnecessary" steps doesn't prevent them from disappearing and re-logging does nothing. Thanks for trying, though. Cheers.

did you follow the steps exactly?

dont be a troll.

this worked for many people.

make sure you took ownership and disabled "ReadOnly".

such comment is not accepted. it is impossible.

Update @ 15-08-2017, 18:19:34

by "unnecessary" steps. what are you pointing at? the Preparations or [saving settings each time]?

re-logging is not the answer. the point is the log into another character and log back to the main character.

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[breinscreamer]

Hi.

My bad, works.
Thank you for the guide.

[Whysoimba]

Well, it may work so you don't lose your settings permanently, like get your settings deleted, like it happened to some, but if you get a disconnect, it still resets everything until you relog, which happened until you did all this anyway.
So the real problem that needs fixing are the frecvent random disconnects and errors.

[nyevid]

basically yea.

even retail players lose all UI settings when they disconnect.

but i STRONGLY suggest to relog after making an important change to Interface. you never know! you might get Disconnected.

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[nambuz]

What can i say, guide helps in this way that i dont loose chat and camera distance settings day by day , now they stay for 3 days sometimes for even week, but still in one bloody day get this strange DC and after login whole mentioned settings reset to default.

[Charmaleya]

I dont know where i've read it but someone mentioned to relog on an Alt (if you have one) to "fix" this bug. Tried it and that works for me, maybe for you too.

Greetings, Charm

[Jugg]

read only its pointless since the whole drive has it by default, you apply it removes it and when you go properties again there is Read only again set, also after launcher get drunk and start on drugs once u get DC ... it removes everything, channels, confs, setting and sometimes macros, its a client/server bug nothing players can do about it, its up to devs.

this only works for ppol that has permission in the wrong way.

[nyevid]

Jugg wrote:

read only its pointless since the whole drive has it by default, you apply it removes it and when you go properties again there is Read only again set, also after launcher get drunk and start on drugs once u get DC ... it removes everything, channels, confs, setting and sometimes macros, its a client/server bug nothing players can do about it, its up to devs. this only works for people that has permission in the wrong way.

hello

i wished you had a bit of knowledge regarding Read Only and stuff.

you can also google: "OMG Read Only Not Getting removed"

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simplified answer:

once you do it, it is unchecked forever. unless touched by Third-party apps.

the box that appears in properties does not show the exact attribute anymore.

Read Only's box is Shown with a square by default. meaning: "not all files are ReadOnly"

which is normal.

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also, this method worked for every players. there is no exception.
if you SOMEHOW HAPPENED to lose all settings after doing all the shit i've wrote, it's probably an effect of a third-party app such as DeepFreeze or 'some AntiVirus Restore function on restart'.
it could be a malware too... a few worms are known to do that. or ransomware.



Update @ 06-09-2017, 20:08:06

Charmaleya wrote:

I dont know where i've read it but someone mentioned to relog on an Alt (if you have one) to "fix" this bug. Tried it and that works for me, maybe for you too. Greetings, Charm

that's basically what i've said. (from 'another character', i meant 'alt' too)

that 'someone' was an awesome person. xD



Update @ 06-09-2017, 20:20:34

nambuz wrote:

What can i say, guide helps in this way that i dont loose chat and camera distance settings day by day , now they stay for 3 days sometimes for even week, but still in one bloody day get this strange DC and after login whole mentioned settings reset to default.

as shocked claimed,

THAT SPECIFIC type of data-loss can be fixed by a Relog.

example:

you did preprations, you've done [saving settings each time], BUT you still got disconnected* and in a very Rare case, you cant see your settings upon logging in.

*: usually hardware crash will cause it. things like Forced ShutDown.

to fix that, log out, and log in again. (relog)

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that will 'awaken' your settings from the underworld. xD

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[nambuz]

Heh so after 6 days you think i didnt relog ??? or 3 days ?? sometimes i relog 20 times in less then 5 houres to be sure not loose anything in seetings, but like i wrote after this 3 or 4 or 5 days you got ONE bloody dc and then you enter the game and those seetings gone, how to eplain this ???

[nyevid]

nambuz wrote:

Heh so after 6 days you think i didnt relog ??? or 3 days ?? sometimes i relog 20 times in less then 5 houres to be sure not loose anything in seetings, but like i wrote after this 3 or 4 or 5 days you got ONE bloody dc and then you enter the game and those seetings gone, how to eplain this ???

read it carefully:

Quote:

as shocked claimed, THAT SPECIFIC type of data-loss can be fixed by a Relog. example: you did preprations, you've done [saving settings each time], BUT you still got disconnected* and in a very Rare case, you cant see your settings upon logging in. *: usually hardware crash will cause it. things like Forced ShutDown. to fix that, log out, and log in again. (relog)

read 'the example' a few times more.

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just in case you are still confused,
shocker wrote:

Quote:

doing a relog after you do changes is enough. Whenever they reset, just do another relog and they come back

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