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lurker192  
#1 Posted : Friday, January 28, 2011 6:13:27 PM(UTC)
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I can't seem to copy my favorites.dta from my main pc to another pc properly (whether it's Win7 or Vista.) I've tried disabling UAC as was suggested elsewhere, and done a search and replaced any other copies I've found on the other pc, but none of these work. Any ideas please?
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#2 Posted : Friday, January 28, 2011 6:49:10 PM(UTC)
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If copy paste doesn't work then maybe a backup and restore might work. I am thinking
(guessing) that the files might all need to be "in sync" to function properly.
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#3 Posted : Friday, January 28, 2011 6:56:58 PM(UTC)
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Well I've actually tried copying the entire Metastock folder over to another pc, but even that doesn't work. I can only presume it's making a copy in the registry somewhere?
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, February 1, 2011 11:38:56 AM(UTC)
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The favorites.dta file is just a list of shortcuts. If the ticker symbols referenced by those shortcuts are not available in the exact same location on the new system, the favorites will not work.
lurker192  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, February 1, 2011 4:00:28 PM(UTC)
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Yes I copied and pasted everything into the same place but it just keeps showing the previous favorites folder, even though I deleted it and replaced it with the one from my other pc.
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