Help please!

Is anyone else experiencing issues with custom indicators on MetaTrader 4 disappearing after switching between profiles?

I’m noticing that sometimes when I load a new profile some of my custom indicators don’t reappear on my charts, even though they were saved in the previous session.

How can I prevent this? Am I missing a step in the saving process?

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[Bullish Billy]

Every time you change profiles in MT4 the software fires up a new load of charts based on that profile, yet the indicators are tied to templates. This means if you don’t save them as part of your chart template they won’t carry over when you switch profiles.

You can fix this by following these steps

1. Right click on a chart
2. Click Template then Save Template
3. Name the template and save

This should make sure that your current chart setup, including custom indicators, are applied whenever you load the template.

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[AlfieTA13]

Billy you’re a good man – thank you!

Can’t tell you how long I spent trying to figure that one out and shock, it was actually a straightforward fix.

MetaQuotes could make the help easier for some of these issues but that’s a moan for another day!

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[Bullish Billy]

No worries brother. I’ve had plenty of hair pulling moments myself on MT4.

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[Time2Trade]

I’ve not had this myself but I’ve had other problems with chart settings on MetaTrader 4. I deleted the app and re-installed it and that sorted it. Maybe try that…

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[Damien]

Have you got your MT4 set up to auto save?

Try this:

File – Profiles – Save As and save the profile with a name after adding your custom indicators.

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