Can you still play WoW on an external hard drive?
Is it still possible to put the whole WoW folder on an external hard drive an just execute the .exe file (on the external drive itself) since the Blizzard Launcher came out (where all games are started from)? Or will it force me to first install/download the Blizzard Launcher on the computer?
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Can I run World of Warcraft from an external hard drive?
Yes it will be possible to do this, the easiest way to do it would be to simply (re)install World of Warcraft making sure to opt for the "advanced" option rather than typical install.Can WoW run off an external SSD?
WoW will run from an external drive, albeit slower than an internal drive assuming the same drive type (obviously a platter drive is slower than an SSD). You can test it out now merely by installing WoW to your existing external drive and pointing the launcher to that location for launching the game.Can I run a game off an external hard drive?
Yes, you will manage to play games off your external hard drive with no loss of gameplay quality (except for potentially longer loading times, but that's just a small price to pay), provided you are willing to carry an extra box around if you travel.Should WoW be on SSD or HDD?
The NVMe SSDs achieve much higher throughput than SATA, but this isn't used as much when loading WoW assets. Slow HDD will give long load times and then optionally some more time to load all missing assets, like even your UI icons. This can get annoying and that's why Blizzard recommended an SSD officially.How to Play Games on External Drive - Steam, Origin, and Battlenet
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