No more disk space - How can i delete data?
No more disk space - How can i delete data?
but i have a problem, i downloaded the data from tickstory and now i have the full pc memory, i am trying to delete the data but i have not succeeded, how can i delete the data left on disk c? in addition I uninstalled the program thinking that the problem was resolved but did not resolve
Re:No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Hi Babilonia,
Tickstory does not delete the data you have downloaded or exported since it can be potentially in-use by other applications. There are several locations where you should find a majority of the data if you want to make space:
1) The Dukascopy Store Folder. This contains the cached tick data downloaded from the web. If you delete this, Tickstory will need to re-download it again from the internet when you next export data. To get the location for this folder, go to File->Settings->Dukascopy Store Folder in Tickstory.
2) The MT4 Data/FXT folder. This contains all the data you have exported to MT4. If you delete these files, you will no longer be able to back-test with 99.9% modelling quality. To get the location of this folder, in MT4 go to File->Open data folder and then browse to tester/history. All the files with .fxt extension can be deleted.
3) If you have exported any data to file (such as .CSV), this is usually located in the "Documents" folder.
Of course, please be careful when deleting files from your PC. If you are not sure of what the impact may be of deleting any particular file, we suggest that you make a full backup of your files before attempting anything.
Hope this helps.
Tickstory does not delete the data you have downloaded or exported since it can be potentially in-use by other applications. There are several locations where you should find a majority of the data if you want to make space:
1) The Dukascopy Store Folder. This contains the cached tick data downloaded from the web. If you delete this, Tickstory will need to re-download it again from the internet when you next export data. To get the location for this folder, go to File->Settings->Dukascopy Store Folder in Tickstory.
2) The MT4 Data/FXT folder. This contains all the data you have exported to MT4. If you delete these files, you will no longer be able to back-test with 99.9% modelling quality. To get the location of this folder, in MT4 go to File->Open data folder and then browse to tester/history. All the files with .fxt extension can be deleted.
3) If you have exported any data to file (such as .CSV), this is usually located in the "Documents" folder.
Of course, please be careful when deleting files from your PC. If you are not sure of what the impact may be of deleting any particular file, we suggest that you make a full backup of your files before attempting anything.
Hope this helps.
Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Hi Tickstory,
I have buy Tickstory 1 month ago. It was work well until my c drive data suddently full due to MT4 data folder eat almost my c drive memory (almost 100Giga)
Actually i delete some data in MT4 data folder and currently i cant do 99% backtest.
2) The MT4 Data/FXT folder. This contains all the data you have exported to MT4. If you delete these files, you will no longer be able to back-test with 99.9% modelling quality. To get the location of this folder, in MT4 go to File->Open data folder and then browse to tester/history. All the files with .fxt extension can be deleted.
what should i do? i dont remember the data that i was deleted
in addition, i dont have issue with tickstory data in c drive, but i want to change my MT4 data to d drive?
I have read:
1. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=619
2. http://forum.tickstory.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1027
3. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=919
4. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=619
but i dont understand.
could you help to make me some picture?
Iam not working in IT business, and i didn't learn about IT
please help
Thanks Before
I have buy Tickstory 1 month ago. It was work well until my c drive data suddently full due to MT4 data folder eat almost my c drive memory (almost 100Giga)
Actually i delete some data in MT4 data folder and currently i cant do 99% backtest.
2) The MT4 Data/FXT folder. This contains all the data you have exported to MT4. If you delete these files, you will no longer be able to back-test with 99.9% modelling quality. To get the location of this folder, in MT4 go to File->Open data folder and then browse to tester/history. All the files with .fxt extension can be deleted.
what should i do? i dont remember the data that i was deleted
in addition, i dont have issue with tickstory data in c drive, but i want to change my MT4 data to d drive?
I have read:
1. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=619
2. http://forum.tickstory.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1027
3. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=919
4. https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=619
but i dont understand.
could you help to make me some picture?
Iam not working in IT business, and i didn't learn about IT
please help
Thanks Before
Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Hello Amnesiah,
If you need to free up some data, in MT4 go to File->Open Data Folder and then browse to the tester/history directory. In this folder there will be numerous FXT files - one per symbol and time-frame you are testing (eg. EURUSD60_0.fxt is for testing tick data with EURUSD in the 1 hour/60 min timeframe). You can remove those FXT data files that you don't need based on symbol name and time-frame (for eg, if you only test in the 15-minute time-frame, remove all the FXT files that don't have "_15" in the filename).
Regarding configuration of an external drive/portable mode, please check out the manual on the topic which contains screenshots. If this isn't enough, please let us know specifically what isn't clear so we can update it:
https://tickstory.com/help/tickstorylit ... _tickstory
Hope this helps!
If you need to free up some data, in MT4 go to File->Open Data Folder and then browse to the tester/history directory. In this folder there will be numerous FXT files - one per symbol and time-frame you are testing (eg. EURUSD60_0.fxt is for testing tick data with EURUSD in the 1 hour/60 min timeframe). You can remove those FXT data files that you don't need based on symbol name and time-frame (for eg, if you only test in the 15-minute time-frame, remove all the FXT files that don't have "_15" in the filename).
Regarding configuration of an external drive/portable mode, please check out the manual on the topic which contains screenshots. If this isn't enough, please let us know specifically what isn't clear so we can update it:
https://tickstory.com/help/tickstorylit ... _tickstory
Hope this helps!
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morgendugg
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Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Need help ASAP!
I have downloaded forex data and set the download folder to another drive than the C: drive.
Still the C: drive is full. Im in a hurry as i need the computer for other tasks.
Im not using the data for backtesting with mt4.
I have downloaded forex data and set the download folder to another drive than the C: drive.
Still the C: drive is full. Im in a hurry as i need the computer for other tasks.
Im not using the data for backtesting with mt4.
Last edited by morgendugg on Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:47 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Hi Morgendugg,
If you have previously downloaded data, it by default resides in the C:\Users\(loginname)\AppData\Roaming\Tickstory\Tickstory Lite\Data. You can remove this folder to free up space if you wish, assuming you have nominated another location.
If you are exporting CSV files, the default location for this data is in C:\Users\<loginname)\Documents, so please check that for any additional large files.
Finally, if you are still having disk space problems, we recommend this utility to list the folders which are using the most amount of space.
Hope this helps.
If you have previously downloaded data, it by default resides in the C:\Users\(loginname)\AppData\Roaming\Tickstory\Tickstory Lite\Data. You can remove this folder to free up space if you wish, assuming you have nominated another location.
If you are exporting CSV files, the default location for this data is in C:\Users\<loginname)\Documents, so please check that for any additional large files.
Finally, if you are still having disk space problems, we recommend this utility to list the folders which are using the most amount of space.
Hope this helps.
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morgendugg
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:37 am
Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
Hi and thank you for the answer!
I found out that the files where located in the Documents folder and moved them to the same place i pointed the download folder on the other disk.
Seems like it is working now.
I found out that the files where located in the Documents folder and moved them to the same place i pointed the download folder on the other disk.
Seems like it is working now.
Re: No more disk space - How can i delete data?
You're welcome, Morgendugg! Great to hear it's resolved.