ElvUI has recently come with a new updated version and this raised an urge among users to get the latest version. However, there are several methods to update ElvUI to the latest version but, this may overwrite the existing settings which is not a great experience. So, How to update ElvUI without loosing the settings?  This article explains a step to step guide to update ElvUI without losing settings and data.

How to Update ElvUI keeping old settings

Update ElvUI keeping old settings

How to Update ElvUI while keeping settings

Updating the ElvUI is just like installing it. The update process usually includes the Addon and the client. Follow the steps below.

  1. Go to Tukui official download page to download the addons.
  2. Next, download the Tukui Client.
  3. Extract the addons and run the update.
  4. Follow the steps to finalize the update.

Rember, don’t forget to remove the old addon folder to avoid any mess and lingering files causing issues.

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This will update the ElvUI completely to the latest version will not cause settings to be lost, as all settings are stored in the WTF folder.

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How to Update ElvUI With Latest Settings

If you are having issues in-game with your ElvUI and not sure what to do follow these steps. Make sure to copy the old files to safe location in case of fail error,

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Navigate to  Disk C:
  3. Go to C: \Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns.
  4. Locate  ElvUI folder.
  5. Goto  Tukui Homepage
  6. Download ElvUI 10.77.(latest version)
  7. Extract files to desktop.
  8. Highlight the extracted files on the desktop and move to C: \Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns.
  9. Select Allow to Overwrite if asked.
  10. This will update the ElvUI to the latest version with fresh settings
  11. You are finished Log into game.

How to Update ElvUI?

To update ElvUI, Go to File explorer -> Disk C -> program files/ world of Warcraft/ interface/ AddOns -> ElvUI folder -> copy-paste these files o your desktop -> go to Tukui -> download ElvUI -> extract files to your desktop -> login to game.

What is Tukui and ElvUI?

Tukui is more performance-rich as compared to ElvUI. However, you can customize the ElvUI in a better way as compared to Tukui.

How to Reset ElvUI?

All the ElvUI settings are stored inside the WTF under the installation folder on your computer. Simply navigate to WTF folder and delete the ‘ElvUI.lua’ and ‘ElvUI. lua. bak’ files to reset ElvUI

Final Words

This was the working method to update the ElvUI to the latest version. You can either follow the methods to update ElvUI to the latest version either with old settings and data or you can update with fresh settings.