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Twitch app is not detecting WoW: Fix it with ease
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you found that your Twitch app is not detecting your World of Warcraft addons after an upgrade or install, you came to the right place. A large number of users have dealt with the same situation recently.
The problem seems to vary, with some users saying that the issue doesn’t stop at the WoW addons and that it also includes the WoW game not being detected.
Here is what one user had to say about this issue:
Is there anyway I can get some help for this? My Twitch doesn’t find myWoWon my computer, and doesn’t recognize the file when I select it. I can’t update my addons and everything has gone very buggy since 8.1.5
This issue seems to affectuserswith different system configurations, and even though it allows you to runWoW, the addons are nowhere to be seen.
This has causedusersa lot of frustration, but in today’s article, we will explore some of the best methods to deal with it.
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What can I do if the Twitch app is not detecting WoW?
1. Make sure you selected the right profile
If addons are showing inside World of Warcraft but not inside your Twitch app, you will need to make sure that the right profile is selected inside theapp.
To do so, you will need to check the addon section from the upper right side of your screen and choose the right profile from the drop-down menu.
2. Log out and log back in the Twitch app
3. Delete the AddonGameInstance.json file
4. Use Blizzard
In this article, we explored the best fixes in the case your Twitch app is not detecting World of Warcraft add-ons, or the game itself.
We hope this guide helped you solve your issue and get back to gaming normally.
Please feel free to let us know if you found this guide helpful, by using the comment section below.
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Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
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