How to Set a Realmlist for World of Warcraft

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Close your current WoW gaming session.

   The realmlist can only be changed successfully if you’re logged completely out of WoW.
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   Step 2: Navigate to the WoW folder using File Explorer in Windows or Finder on Mac OS X.

   The default file location on Windows computers is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft, whereas the default file location on Mac OS X is C:\Applications\World of Warcraft. ,, If you experience difficulty with locating the realmlist file using File Explorer or Finder, type “realmlist.wtf” into the search bar to navigate directly to this file. ,, This content will be replaced with the realmlist for the new server you plan on connecting to. , For example, if connecting to the private WoW server hosted by Dalaran, the realmlist will be “set realmlist logon.dalaran-server.com.”,, Your realmlist will now be changed, and you will now be connected to the new server.
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   Step 3: Open the “Data” folder

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   Step 4: then open the “enUS” folder.

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   Step 5: Navigate to the file called “realmlist.wtf.” This is the Warcraft text file that contains your realmlist.

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   Step 6: Double-click on the “realmlist.wtf” file

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   Step 7: and select the option to open the file using Notepad

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   Step 8: TextEdit

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   Step 9: or any other text-editing program of your choice.

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    Step 10: Erase all content from the text file.

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    Step 11: Type “set realmlist

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    Step 12: ” followed by the WoW server address provided to you by the server administrator.

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    Step 13: Select the option to “Save” changes to the file

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    Step 14: then close the realmlist.wtf text file.

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    Step 15: Relaunch WoW.

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