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-It is possible to do a backup of user data and application settings in a few clicks starting from '''MultiCharts 11 Beta 1 version'''. If you want to transfer data to a new PC, you can make a backup of data on your current PC and restore data on your new PC. These two new applications ('''Backup''' and '''Restore''' Applications) can be used for importing data into a different MultiCharts product or to save a backup to avoid data loss.
+It is possible to do a backup of user data and application settings in a few clicks starting from '''MultiCharts 11 Beta 1 version'''.
+To transfer data to a new PC, or keep your data safe (we do recommend to back up your data on a regular basis to avoid any data and settings loss), you can make a backup of data on your current PC and restore it on the new PC, or save the current setup and user data on a separate hard drive, cloud, etc.
-To launch Data Backup, it’s necessary to close MultiCharts and make sure no MultiCharts processes are running in Task Manager.
+'''Backup''' and '''Restore''' applications will help you import data into a different MultiCharts product or save a backup to avoid data loss.
-#Click Windows '''Start''' button
+'''Before you run Backup''', make sure that MultiCharts is closed and no [[MultiCharts Processes]] are running in Task Manager.
-#Click '''All Programs'''
-#Select your MultiCharts version
-#Click '''Backup'''
-<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': In case MultiCharts or any MultiCharts applications are running when you start Backup you will see the following alert message: MultiCharts Backup cannot be started now as MultiCharts processes are currently running. Please close all MultiCharts processes and restart the MultiCharts Backup.</div>
+==To Launch Backup Application:==
-<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note 2''': When MultiCharts Backup is launched alert message “Read-Only studies will not be backed up” appears, it means that studies in. sef format are not backed up.</div>
+#Click Windows '''Start''' button;
+#Select '''All Programs''';
+#Find your MultiCharts version;
+#Click '''Backup'''.
-'''To backup data''':
+<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note 1''': In case MultiCharts or any MultiCharts application is running, when you start Backup the following alert message will appear:<br>'''MultiCharts Backup cannot be started now as MultiCharts processes are currently running. Please close all MultiCharts processes and restart the MultiCharts Backup.'''</div><br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note 2''': When MultiCharts Backup is launched alert message “Read-Only studies will not be backed up” appears, it means that studies in .sef format are not backed up.</div>
+==To Back up Data:==
 # Check / uncheck the '''Application Settings''' checkbox if you want to make a backup copy of the window layout settings, hotkeys, commissions, MultiCharts preferences, automated and manual trading settings and the data storage options in QuoteManager.