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Starting from '''MultiCharts 11 Beta 1 version''' Restore application will help you | Starting from '''MultiCharts 11 Beta 1 version''', '''Restore''' application will help you restore or recover MultiCharts settings and user data from the MultiCharts [[Backup_Application | backup]] file. | ||
'''Before you run Restore''', make sure that MultiCharts is closed and no [[MultiCharts Processes]] are running in Task Manager. | |||
==To Launch Restore Application:== | |||
''' | #Click Windows '''Start''' button; | ||
# | #Scroll and click your MultiCharts product folder or type '''Restore''' in the Windows search bar; | ||
#Click '''Restore''' | #Click '''Restore'''. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''' | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' In case MultiCharts or any MultiCharts application is running, when you start Backup the following alert message will appear:<br>'''MultiCharts Restore cannot be started now as MultiCharts processes are currently running. Please close all MultiCharts processes and restart MultiCharts Restore.</div> | ||
When MultiCharts Restore application is launched you need to select the backup file which you want to restore data from. | When MultiCharts Restore application is launched you need to select the backup file which you want to restore data from. | ||
In Contents section, you will see date and time when the backup archive was created | In '''Contents section''', you will see date and time when the backup archive was created, archive version and current MultiCharts version you are trying to restore the data to, whether data can be restored or not: the possible options are “Yes” and “Partially”. | ||
*If you see “Yes” in “Can be Restored” field, it means the data can be fully restored to the current version of MultiCharts that you selected. | |||
*If you see “Partially” in “Can be Restored” field, it means that some data cannot be restored to the version of MultiCharts that you selected. | |||
*You will see which settings cannot be restored under Application Settings, you will see “No” under data that cannot be restored. | |||
To see all restore options | ==To Restore Data== | ||
Click Show Restore Options button to see all restore options: | |||
# Check / uncheck the '''Application Settings''' checkbox if you want to restore the window layout settings, hotkeys, commissions, MultiCharts preferences, automated and manual trading settings and the data storage options in QuoteManager. | # Check / uncheck the '''Application Settings''' checkbox if you want to restore the window layout settings, hotkeys, commissions, MultiCharts preferences, automated and manual trading settings and the data storage options in QuoteManager. | ||
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# Check / uncheck the '''Broker Profiles''' checkbox if you want to restore the settings of all the broker profiles. | # Check / uncheck the '''Broker Profiles''' checkbox if you want to restore the settings of all the broker profiles. | ||
# Check / uncheck the '''E-mail Alert Settings''' checkbox if you want to restore the settings to access the E-mail server. | # Check / uncheck the '''E-mail Alert Settings''' checkbox if you want to restore the settings to access the E-mail server. | ||
# Check / uncheck the '''Custom Resolution Plugins''' checkbox to restore Custom Resolution Plugins. <br> It is also possible to restore User Data such as workspaces, desktops, portfolio workspaces, studies, etc. The following file types can be restored – mcd, wsp, pws, ors, pln, pla and tml. | # Check / uncheck the '''Custom Resolution Plugins''' checkbox to restore Custom Resolution Plugins.<br>It is also possible to restore User Data such as workspaces, desktops, portfolio workspaces, studies, etc. The following file types can be restored – mcd, wsp, pws, ors, pln, pla and tml. | ||
# Check / uncheck the '''Desktop''' checkbox if you want to restore any user data in the following formats: mcd, wsp, pws, ors, pln, pla and tml. | # Check / uncheck the '''Desktop''' checkbox if you want to restore any user data in the following formats: mcd, wsp, pws, ors, pln, pla and tml.<br> | ||
Under | Under '''Restore Progress Settings''' there is an option to make a backup of the data that will be overwritten. Click Lookup button [[File:Sm8.png]] to select the folder where the collected files will be located. The file name will be generated automatically. After that click '''Restore''' button. | ||
When Restore is complete you will see one of the possible notification messages: | '''When Restore is complete you will see one of the possible notification messages:''' | ||
# Restore completed successfully. Click this message to view the log. | # Restore completed successfully. Click this message to view the log. | ||
# Restore completed with errors. Click this message to view the log. | # Restore completed with errors. Click this message to view the log. |