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    transfering "character specific" macros...

    alright so i just server transfered my DK, and he had well..an ASSTON of macros....and yeah is there anyways to transfer them in the WTF folder or whatever?

    if anyone knows if this is possible please leme know! would help a ton if i didnt have to rewrite every single one..

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    Macros are contained in a text file located at:

    General Macros: World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\<account name>\macros-cache.txt

    Character Specific: ...\Account\<account name>\<server name>\<char name>\macros-cache.txt

    You should be able to simply copy that file from your old character's directory to the new one.

    More info here: wwwDOTwowpediaDOTorg/Macro

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    For character transfers I always recommend copying the entire:
    Code:
    WTF\Account\accname\Oldserver\Oldcharname
    folder to
    Code:
    WTF\Account\accname\Newserver\Newcharname

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    Quote Originally Posted by Treeston View Post
    For character transfers I always recommend copying the entire:
    Code:
    WTF\Account\accname\Oldserver\Oldcharname
    folder to
    Code:
    WTF\Account\accname\Newserver\Newcharname
    Hate to necro an old post, but does this still work? I copied just as described above, from the Gul'dan server folder to my Bleeding Hollow server folder and the macros still don't show up in game.

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    I think macros are stored server-side these days, but I could be mistaken. Check if macros-cache.txt (in the folder you mentioned) has your character-specific macros.

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    They're stored both server-side and client-side. Copying the macros-cache.txt file will still work.

    Make sure if you do any of the above actions you do them while you're not logged into the character you're copying to or it won't work.


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    Sorry to necro an old thread but this does not seem to work for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnylogen View Post
    Sorry to necro an old thread but this does not seem to work for me.
    ofc not as macros are stored on the server these days.

    ps: holy smokes of a necro

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drudatz View Post
    ofc not as macros are stored on the server these days.

    ps: holy smokes of a necro
    yeah only that my macros were gone once I transferred >:

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    You can change settings to save locally using these config.wtf settings: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/13421662064
    Originally Posted by Zarhym (Blue Tracker)
    this thread is a waste of internet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kanegasi View Post
    You can change settings to save locally using these config.wtf settings: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/13421662064
    I read that but I don't understand where to change the "1" to "0". Can anyone explain that to me? :P

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    World of Warcraft Macro Copy Step by Step

    Quote Originally Posted by Tatahe View Post
    I read that but I don't understand where to change the "1" to "0". Can anyone explain that to me? :P
    Tested this on 7.3.5 and working.

    Very Important to do this:
    Code:
    /run print(GetCVar("synchronizeMacros"))
    if it is set to 1 then type this

    Code:
    /console synchronizeMacros 0

    You need to do the following while your char is logged off.

    Navigate to:
    Code:
    World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\ACCOUNTNAME\ServerName\CharacterName

    copy the macro-cache.txt file, go back one folder, go in the CharacterName folder of the character you want to give the macros to and paste it there.

    Reason for the hassle (blue post):
    ...
    The main is difference is we no longer compare local versions with the server versions of keybinds/macros/UI settings to determine which ones to load on the client. Instead, we have local CVars that toggle looking at local files or server files. All clients default to server side storage. If you don’t want that, you can change the following CVars to only look at local files instead.
    ...

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