# '''File''';
# '''Preferences''';
# '''Data Server Mode''' tab.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': If the '''Download Missing Historical Data''' box is checked, MultiCharts will receive requested historical data from a data vendor’s servers, that is, if the data is not previously stored in MultiCharts database. If the box is not checked, only real-time data will be received.</div>
To learn more about how data is saved to MultiCharts database, read [[Collecting and Saving Data to MultiCharts Database|this article]].