Keybinds and settings in WoW Forever are saved when you log out properly. If you disconnect, crash or press Alt-F4 first, your changes can be lost. Log out from the game menu, or type /camp or /logout, as soon as you've finished setting things up.

Unverified. That comes from players, and we found no Blizzard staff reply in the threads we read on 8 November.

What players report

  • On the Forever General Discussion board, a player without add-ons lost an hour of keybind and UI work after a disconnect. Other players said settings only save when you log out through the menu.
  • In a Technical Support thread from before launch, a player's binds went back to default on every login. That thread doesn't mention Forever.

Keybinds resetting after logout are also on our known issues list.

What to try, in order

  1. Log out properly. Use the menu, /camp or /logout, and wait for the game to finish before you shut down your PC.
  2. Set your binds, then log out straight away. Do it before you start playing, so a disconnect can't take them.
  3. Check Character Specific Key Bindings. This standard WoW option, at the top of the Keybindings menu, saves binds per character instead of per account. If binds seem to vanish on another character, that's the first thing to check.
  4. Check the folder isn't read-only. Make sure your _forever_ folder and its WTF folder can be written to, and keep them out of OneDrive, iCloud Drive and Dropbox. Players also point to antivirus programs that block saves.
  5. Test with add-ons turned off. If the binds stay, an add-on is the cause. Our sister site covers add-on settings not saving.
  6. Rename your WTF folder as a last step. With the game closed, call it WTF-old. The game makes a fresh one, and your old settings stay in the renamed folder.

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