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MT4 platforms referencing AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal

  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 14, 2015 5:38pm Jun 14, 2015 5:38pm
I opened my MT4 platforms tonight from multiple brokers and they are all referencing files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal instead of the installed MT4 folders in Program Files. As a result, none of my EAs, templates, profiles and custom indicators are accessible from my MT4 platform.
I restarted my PC and tried opening the MT4 platforms directly from the Program Files MT4 folders, but once the platforms had opened, they still incorrectly referenced files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal.

Does anyone know why this is happening?
Jud
Jud
  • #2
  • Jun 14, 2015 6:24pm Jun 14, 2015 6:24pm
Quoting jud500
I opened my MT4 platforms tonight from multiple brokers and they are all referencing files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal instead of the installed MT4 folders in Program Files. As a result, none of my EAs, templates, profiles and custom indicators are accessible from my MT4 platform. I restarted my PC and tried opening the MT4 platforms directly from the Program Files MT4 folders, but once the platforms had opened, they still incorrectly referenced files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal. Does anyone know why this is happening? Jud
Is your MT4 application shortcut targeting terminal.exe with the "/portable" option?

e.g "C:\[your broker]\terminal.exe" /portable
I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm not in the "convincing" business.
  • #3
  • Jun 14, 2015 6:43pm Jun 14, 2015 6:43pm
Quoting jud500
I opened my MT4 platforms tonight from multiple brokers and they are all referencing files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal instead of the installed MT4 folders in Program Files. As a result, none of my EAs, templates, profiles and custom indicators are accessible from my MT4 platform. I restarted my PC and tried opening the MT4 platforms directly from the Program Files MT4 folders, but once the platforms had opened, they still incorrectly referenced files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal. Does anyone know why this is happening? Jud
That's how Metaquotes does since the new 600+ build.

If you want all your tools to be with the usual path, you must follow the Skenobi post above.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #4
  • Jun 15, 2015 12:35am Jun 15, 2015 12:35am
Quoting skenobi
{quote} Is your MT4 application shortcut targeting terminal.exe with the "/portable" option? e.g "C:\[your broker]\terminal.exe" /portable
Hi Skenobi, My MT4 desktop shortcut references the normal file path C:/Program Files/MT4. However, once I've opened the platform using the shortut, the platform then references the AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal/portable.

This only began happening last night for the first time. I was concerned that there was a potential malware or virus that was doing this, but then I contacted customer support of one of my brokers and he was experiencing the same thing.

The problem is that I now can't access my EAs, custom indicators and templates.

Do you know why this has suddenly started happening and what I can do to rectify it?
Jud
  • #5
  • Last Post: Edited 2:15am Jun 15, 2015 2:01am | Edited 2:15am
Quoting jud500
I opened my MT4 platforms tonight from multiple brokers and they are all referencing files in AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal instead of the installed MT4 folders in Program Files.
This is standard behaviour since at least a half a year ago.
Unless you start your terminal with the portable switch.
So, the question is why your problem surfaced right now? It would mean that your platform has not updated so far which should be impossible.
Running in portable mode will recompile all your indicators/ea and so on. This might cause incompatibilities and a failure to run.
Therefore you should leave only the binaries (.ex4) in the folders and evacuate all sources (.mq4) somewhere else. Must not leave sources in their places.
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However, once I've opened the platform using the shortut, the platform then references the AppData/Roaming/Metaquotes/Terminal/portable.
Apparently you made a mistake here.
You have to edit only the "Target" field of the properties of the shortcut and add /portable at the end (outside the quote marks and with a blank inbetween).
I assume in your case this would look (exactly!) like so: "C:\Program Files\MT4\terminal.exe" /portable
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