Defrag MPQ files to optimize WoW

As long as there are wars and fighting taking place around the world, there will be arguments as to whether the cause is just or not for embarking in these battles. But for players of the ever-popular World of Warcraft (WoW) online game, the war against large, performance-robbing MPQ files always makes sense.

The WoW MPQ file, like the MPQs in other Blizzard Entertainment’s games, contains the game’s data files, including graphics, sounds, and level data. Continue reading

Christopher Columbus and disk defrag

Today, many are celebrating Christopher Columbus Day here in the United States. Those celebrating the day may not be contemplating what Columbus did, but they at least had a day off from work or school, and a long weekend. Despite popular lore, Columbus did not discover America, even if you take into account Native Americans. Nor did he come up with the notion that the world is not flat, although many think he did.

But if he or others did not overcome popular myths, then who knows what history would have brought. And the same goes for disk defragmentation. If PerfectDisk did not come around, just think of some of the popular myths that might still be in vogue… Continue reading

World of Warcraft Performance Tips

Since we have thousands of WoW players who are PerfectDisk users and always looking for all the WoW performance tips they can find, I thought I would provide a quick list of a few things that we think help improve the WoW game experience as well as any MMORPG game. Of course, I’m always partial to a good defrag as my favorite World of Warcraft performance tip – I can’t help myself. Continue reading