{"id":6976,"date":"2026-01-11T10:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T10:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/?post_type=how-to&#038;p=6976"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:42:05","slug":"how-to-setup-a-portable-mode-on-your-metatrader-4","status":"publish","type":"how-to","link":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/how-to\/how-to-setup-a-portable-mode-on-your-metatrader-4\/","title":{"rendered":"14. How to Setup a Portable Mode on Your MetaTrader 4?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Setting up a portable mode on your MT4 is a useful thing when it comes to moving your software between different locations. Here is how it is done:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locate your MT4 installation folder, right-click on&nbsp;<em><strong>terminal.exe<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;file and select&nbsp;<strong><em>Create a shortcut<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.livechat-static.com\/api\/file\/kb\/file\/10952457\/5adf6fbd1e-d5511608cd34b69d725b.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the shortcut is created, right-click on it and select&nbsp;<em><strong>properties<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/images\/kb\/191_3ab996d144-487013966b462c8dbd16.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the new window, find&nbsp;<em><strong>Target<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;placeholder and type&nbsp;<em><strong>\/portable<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;at the very end of the path&nbsp;(including a backslash symbol in front).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/images\/kb\/192_ce1b80d2bf-68a365e80778dffcf6a2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apply the changes and run the shortcut. Verify the proccess by going to&nbsp;<em><strong>File -&gt; Open Data Folder<\/strong><\/em>, if you succeeded, the main MetaTrader4 folder should open. This way we can quickly make a backup of the MT4 along with all required files and settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up a portable mode on your MT4 is a useful thing when it comes to moving your software between different locations. Here is how it is done: STEP 1 Locate your MT4 installation folder, right-click on&nbsp;terminal.exe&nbsp;file and select&nbsp;Create a shortcut. STEP 2 Once the shortcut is created, right-click on it and select&nbsp;properties. STEP 3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6884,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-6976","how-to","type-how-to","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/how-to\/6976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/how-to"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/how-to"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vpsforextrader.com\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}