It may be a UAC issue if you are running on Vista or Windows 7, best advice is not to install MT4 to the Program Files directories, use something like C:\MT4Installs\
Thank you RaptorUK.
Yes, I'm on Windows 7.
Could deactivating UAC solve the problem?
Thank you RaptorUK.
Yes, I'm on Windows 7.
Could deactivating UAC solve the problem?
Could deactivating UAC solve the problem?
Can't believe no one knows where favorites are stored in the MT4 platform. They have to be under another folders name.
Can't believe no one knows where favorites are stored in the MT4 platform. They have to be under another folders name.
Go to your MT4, click File -- Open Data Folder -- profiles and try to locate a file name 'favourites.dat'.
It should be there or your MT4 has a privilege restriction in creating such file, however it's deemed useless because it's in binary format.
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For those whose hotkeys aren't being saved every time you close the MT4, do follow such step to create a hotkeys.ini file + assign hotkeys manually:
Step 1 - Identify the name of the indicator you want to assign the hotkey
1. Open MT4
2. Press CTRL + N to bring up the navigator pane
3. Right click on any indicator you would like to assign the hotkey, eg. Ichimoku
4. Click 'Attach to a chart'
5. Note down the title of the pop-up window, eg. Custom indicator - Ichimoku
Step 2 - To create a hotkeys.ini file which autoruns every time MT4 starts
1. Open MT4 -- Click 'File' -- Open Data Folder
2. You should be here C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\<Random MT4 ID>\, go to 'profiles' folder
3. Make sure you have uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" under View -- Options of your file explorer, if you don't know how please refer to this link: https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/show-hidden-files-folders-extensions.html#:~:text=Click%20the%20Options%20icon%20on,file%20types%20and%20click%20OK.
4. Right click anywhere in the 'profiles' folder, click New -- Text Document, rename it to "hotkeys.ini" without the double quotes
5. Open it with any text editor eg. Notepad
Step 3 - Assign hotkeys to the indicators/expert advisor
1. For custom indicators, insert the following codes:
<custom indicators> Ichimoku=Alt+1 </custom indicators>
The title "custom indicators" and indicator name "Ichimoku" is what we obtained from step 1, this will assign Alt + 1 hotkey to the Ichimoku indicator
2. For Expert Advisors (EA), insert the following codes:
<experts> MACD Sample=Alt+2 </experts>
The header "experts" and EA name "MACD Sample" is what we obtained from step 1, this will assign Alt + 2 hotkey to the MACD Sample EA
3. You can combine everything you like under the same file such as:
<custom indicators> Ichimoku=Alt+1 </custom indicators> <experts> MACD Sample=Alt+2 </experts>
Reminders:
1. Keywords are case-sensitive, Ichimoku is not same as ichimoku and Alt is not same as ALT
2. There's no spacing between <indicator name>=Alt+1
3. Make sure you follow my keywords such as:
Alt Ctrl experts custom indicators indicators
I hope this tutorial helps and wish you guys all the best in trading.
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Hi,
I wonder why my hotkeys and favorites, which I set in the navigator disappear every now and then.
Pretty annoying.
I’m not talking about a live update.
How can I get them back?
Where are they stored?
I couldn’t find them in the terminal config file in the config directory.
Thanx.
Forexfan