FYI - Import / Export Settings

[Jerry Medved]

the version we just released has full implementation of Export/Import settings with a few options

1) for the currently logged in user only - this is used as backup. All user settings are exported with the user encryption intact. The files can only be imported and used in the same account as the original files and login would need to be entered (same as any access to the account).  This is a complete backup, including all login information, since everything is stored encrypted. 

 

2) for sharing - this option exports everything in the clear - no encryption.  Convenient if you want to share your setup with another user, or want to move it to a different Application Login.  All usernames and passwords are stripped out prior to the data being saved.  This can be imported by anyone with access to the file.

 

3) for sharing, with password - same as #2, but a password is assigned to the file.

 

NOTE: The export also lets you export Layouts, Column Layouts and Chart Templates.  Keep in mind that all of those are stored in separate files and can be anywhere on the disk. MT just looks at the RECENT ones used, same as what you see in the FILE menu for Layouts for example, and gets the files from those recent locations.  When restoring however, all files (by default) will be restored to the Documents / Medved Trader folder. You can change the destination, though it would impact all such user created files, not one by one.

 

There is also an option to include the Data and Log file in the backup. Keep in mind that the Data in particular can be VERY large, so you might not want to include that in your usual backup procedure.  

This option is also handy if you want to send info to MT Support, since you can include the log file and all the settings in a way that is easy for us to just import into MT in order to see exactly how to recreate whatever issue you are reporting.

 

 

 

[vireya]

so youre saying that 'export' to oneself is the same as 'backup'?

[Jerry Medved]

yes.  All it does in that situation is saves the user files (already encrypted) as is. Since the encryption is account specific, it can only be restored using the same account as from which the files came from in the first place.

[vireya]

so for that case, it may help the newby to label that choice as 'backup'

[Jerry Medved]

I could label that first option "For Account Backup Only". 

 

Note that the screen does describe what is being selected including if sensitive info is included.

[HK~]

Good news,

 

I was attempting to migrate environment from one computer to another once i designed layout, color schemes, etc... and couldn't find option. I attempted to copy the Medved trader folder in "C:\ Program Files \ Medved Trader" from one system and replace in other - unsuccessfully. [it was my daily procedure with button trader when moving from office to laptop's, bedroom, living room, kitchen system's... Button trader wasn't very forgiving for transferring locations.

 

Will update MT and attempt to duplicate/migrate environment in AM.

 

HK

[Jerry Medved]

the user settings are not stored int eh app location. in fact, MT supports multiple users, based both on Windows login AND based on application login.  So if you log out of MT and login with a different account, that account will have its own settings. only thing they will share is the data.

[HK~]

that explains a few things :-)  thank you