Moving your Database to Another Computer

Windows

  1. On the source computer, create a Restore Point by opening Investor/RT and going to File→Functions→Create Restore Point. Choose to Include historical data.  If you exclude historical data (the default), you will have to download historical data for all symbols on the target computer.
  2. On the source computer, locate the Restore Point file that was created in Step 1. It will have a .dba file extension; the file name contains the date and time that the Restore Point was made. It will typically be located at this path: C:\Users\YourUserName\InvestorRT\archives\.
  3. On the source computer, go to File→License→Deactivate License.
  4. Install Investor/RT on the target computer; start Investor/RT. The first time start up will create a working directory folder named InvestorRT in your user folder, i.e. C:\Users\YourUserName\InvestorRT\.
  5. Move the Restore Point file from the source computer to the target computer and place the .dba file in C:\Users\YourUserName\InvestorRT\archives\
  6. On the target computer go to File→Functions; select Revert to Restore Point and click Go. When prompted to select the restore point, select the .dba file you moved to your target machine in step 5.

Mac

  1. On the old Mac, create a Restore Point by opening Investor/RT and going to File→Functions→Create Restore Point. Choose to Include historical data.If you exclude historical data (the default), you will have to download historical data for all symbols on the new Mac. Note: some Mac users might not have an Archives folder to hold the Restore Point. If this is the case, go to ~\Library\Applications Support\InvestorRT\ and create a new folder and name it "archives."
  2. On the old Mac, locate the Restore Point file that was created from Step 1. It will have a .dba file extension and the file name will contain the date and time that the Restore Point was made. It will be at ~Library\Application Support\InvestorRT\archives\.
  3. On the old Mac, go to File→License→Deactivate License.
  4. Install Investor/RT on the new Mac and start Investor/RT. This first time start up will create a working directory folder named InvestorRT in your user folder, i.e. ~Library\Application Support\InvestorRT\.
  5. Move the Restore Point file from your old Mac to your new Mac and put it in ~Library\Application Support\InvestorRT\archives (create an archives folder if one is not already there).
  6. On the new Mac go to File→Functions→Revert to Restore Point and follow the prompts. When asked to select the restore point, select the .dba file you moved to your new Mac in step 5.

Windows to Mac or vice versa

The database system that Investor/RT uses internally to store all of your setup information and historical data, uses a different storage format for Mac vs. Windows. As a result, you may not simply copy your database files from Windows to Mac or vice versa; they are not binary compatible.

If you are migrating from Mac to Windows, just go to the Download page from this sites main menu and download and run the installer for Windows. When you have finished, follow the steps in the section below which instructs how to export your individual Object Definitions and import them on the new machine.

If you are migrating from Windows to Mac, just go to the Download page from this sites main menu and download and run the installer for Mac. When you have finished, you must download a separate directory that contains a starter database that is specifically formatted for use on the Mac. This download contains a complete folder named Investor/RT that you must move into your home folder’s ~/Library/Application Support/ folder.

Download Mac OS starter database

Once you complete the process of creating the starter database, follow the steps in the section below which instructs how to export your individual Object Definitions and import them on the new machine.

To access Individual Object Definitions

If you run Investor/RT on multiple machines, you may find it useful to share the actual definitions of Charts, QuotePages, RTL Objects, Custom Instruments, etc. between machines. To do this, go to File→Open→Object Manager Alt-O and select the object type that you are interested in sharing. You may export one definition at a time or select as many as you like and export them to a single file. To export one at a time, just select the object and choose Export. To export as a group, select multiple objects using the Control or Shift keys and choose Export. The export process creates a definition text file. You can then email or move this file in some fashion to a different machine. On the other machine, go to File→Open→Definition Alt+2 to import the definition text file you exported from the other machine.