How to Install ElvUI

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Navigate to the official ElvUI downloads page at http://www.tukui.org/dl.php.

   ElvUI is available for all WoW players from members of the Tukui WoW gaming community.
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   Step 2: Click on “Download” below ElvUI

   ,,,,,,,, You can now follow the in-game instructions from ElvUI during gameplay to enhance your WoW gaming experience., The Tukui Windows Client is designed to help you manage any add-ons downloaded from the Tukui website, whereas Curse Client no longer fully supports add-ons from Tukui., In some cases, ElvUI may malfunction if newer versions of the software exist. , Placing the ElvUI files in extra folder layers can prevent ElvUI from loading properly during WoW gameplay. , If your computer lacks a default unzip program, consider downloading WinZip, WinRar, or 7zip for your Windows computer, or The Unarchiver or StuffIt if using Mac OS X. , In most cases, WoW will fail to register add-on changes until you exit and restart the game.
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   Step 3: then select the option to save the .zip file to your desktop.

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   Step 4: Navigate to your desktop and double-click on the ElvUI .zip file to extract its contents.

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   Step 5: Open the “World of Warcraft” folder on your computer using File Explorer in Windows or Finder on Mac OS X.

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   Step 6: Open the “Interface” folder

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   Step 7: then open the “Add-ons” folder.

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   Step 8: Click back over to your desktop and copy the files named “ElvUI” and “ElvUI_Config” that were extracted earlier from the .zip file.

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   Step 9: Paste these files into the “Add-ons” folder in your WoW folder.

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    Step 10: Launch your WoW game

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    Step 11: then navigate to the character selection screen.

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    Step 12: Select “Add-ons

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    Step 13: ” then select “ElvUI.”

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    Step 14: Select the option to start your game.

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    Step 15: Try using the Tukui Windows Client instead of Curse Client if using the program to add ElvUI to WoW.

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    Step 16: Return to the ElvUI downloads page at http://www.tukui.org/dl.php and download the latest version of ElvUI if the interface stops working properly.

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    Step 17: Verify your ElvUI files don’t reside in any extra folder layers in your WoW “Add-ons” folder.

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    Step 18: Make sure you unzip the ElvUI files before attempting to move them over to the WoW folder on your computer.

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    Step 19: Exit and relaunch WoW if the ElvUI add-on fails to display in the “Add-ons” menu.

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