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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' MultiCharts 32 bit databases are incompatible with MultiCharts 64 bit. Copying a 32 bit database folder into MultiCharts 64 bit will cause errors. Please use the next step “Export data” to export your databases from MultiCharts 32 bit version or use the following tool to convert your 32 bit data bases into 64 bit format: [[How to Reduce Database Size]]</div>
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: MultiCharts 32 bit databases are incompatible with MultiCharts 64 bit. Copying 32 bit database folders into MultiCharts 64 bit will cause errors.</div> # Close MultiCharts, Portfolio Backtester Trader and QuoteManager.
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Even though MultiCharts is a stable and reliable piece of software, you may want to backup your custom data and studies to be on the safe side should there be a system crash or hardware failure. It is important to understand that '''you can back up MultiCharts files to restore them successfully later only if the backup and restore procedures were completed for exactly the same version''' (the build numbers in brackets that can be found in ''Help -> About MultiCharts'' should match) the software.
Since '''MultiCharts 11''' it is possible to do a backup of user data and application settings in a few clicks using '''Backup Application'''. See [[Backup Application | Backup Application]] for additional information.
Since '''MultiCharts 11''' it is possible to restore MultiCharts settings and user data from a backup file using '''Restore Application'''. See [[Restore Application | Restore Application]] for additional information.
==Exporting Custom Studies (Indicators, Signals, Functions)==
==Saving User Data==
There are two ways to backup user data: backup database files or export data from QuoteManager into .qmd QMD files.<br>
Copying database files is faster, but you won’t be able to merge this data with that which already exists existing in the database (if needed.required)<br>
Exporting data from QuoteManager into .qmd QMD files will allow you to merge this data with the other data that will already exist in the database in the future; however, some data will not everything will be exported (session templates, symbol roots, exchanges that have ) if it is not been appied applied to any symbol in QuoteManager will not be exported).<br>
'''To save database files:'''
# Click Windows '''Start''' button.
# Select '''Run'''
# For 32 bit MultiCharts on Windows XP, paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\Application Data\TS Support\MultiCharts'''<br>For 32 bit MultiCharts on Windows Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts'''<br>For '''64''' bit MultiCharts on Windows Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts64'''<br>For 32 bit MultiCharts .NET on Windows Vista/7/8 /10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts.NET''' ;<br>For '''64''' bit MultiCharts .NET on Windows XP Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\Application Data\TS Support\MultiCharts.NET64'''<br>
# Press '''Enter.'''
# In the popped up window make a copy of the '''DataBase''' folder with all its contents.<br><br>
'''To export data:'''
# Click '''Finish'''.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' If there That is an error while exporting not recommended to export all the instruments at in one go into QMD file if the same timedatabases size is more than 4 gb, they should as there may be exported not enough RAM for compression. To avoid possible difficulties please export instruments in parts. Select the (highlight instruments by pressing holding the CTRL button key and clicking on them. ) or just do a copy of the Databases folder itself as described above</div>
==Saving Workspaces==
Export of Symbol Mapping can be done if at least one line with Chart Symbol mapped to Broker Symbol is available.
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'''To restore database files:'''
# Click Windows '''Start''' button.
# Select '''Run'''
# For 32 bit MultiCharts on Windows XP, paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\Application Data\TS Support\MultiCharts'''<br>For 32 bit MultiCharts on Windows Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts'''<br>For '''64''' bit MultiCharts on Windows Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts64'''<br>For 32 bit MultiCharts .NET on Windows Vista/7/8 /10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\TS Support\MultiCharts.NET''' ;<br>For '''64''' bit MultiCharts .NET on Windows XP Vista/7/8/10 paste the following command: '''%allusersprofile%\Application Data\TS Support\MultiCharts.NET64'''<br>
# Press ''Enter''.
# Copy Paste the DataBase folder with all its contents to into the popped up window.# Run Right click on the MultiCharts shortcut –> Properties –> "Shortcut" tab –> select "open file location".# In the appeared window run the '''Dataupdater.exe in the installation folder of MultiCharts'''. <br><br>
'''To import data:'''
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