New PC install

[caliope]

New PC. Microsoft pulled over all the icons, Click on Ninja and it re-Installs. Not the previous Ninja 8, the new one we are required to log in and authenticate to a server somewhere. Version 8.1.2.1 64-bit .

I am accustomed to finding workspaces, indicators, strategies in C:->users>Me->Documents->NinjaTrader 8->bin->Custom. the new PC does not have a C:->users>Me->Documents->NinjaTrader 8 folder at all, however I appear to be linked to Onedrive somehow.

My question: How do I specify referencing indicators etc. back to my hard drive? There is nothing in the menus, or at the online help.

thanks

[NinjaTrader_Erick]

Hello caliope,

Thank you for reaching out.

When you install the latest version of NT8, the installation should be directed to C:/ Program Files > NinjaTrader 8



And there would also be a folder created under C:\Users\<your username>\Documents\NinjaTrader 8

Within the NinjaTrader 8 Documents folder, there is a bin > Custom folder

It is within this folder that your .cs and .dll would be found once installed. These 2 folders will always be present with an installation of NT8.



You would have to manually look through your different directories when adding references to the NinjaScript Editor



If you do not see this folder, you are most likely experiencing issues because you have your Documents on OneDrive rather than your local C drive.

To resolve this issue, please move your Documents folder to your local hard drive on your PC using the following instructions:

• Completely close NinjaTrader
• Hover your mouse over the OneDrive icon (the cloud) in the App Tray
• Right click and select Settings
• Locate the 'Backup' tab
• Under the 'Documents' Folder, select 'Stop backup'

After stopping the backup, you will need to copy the NinjaTrader 8 folder from the original OneDrive Documents location onto the local PC.

• Go to your Documents folder
• Locate the 'Where are my files' icon
• Right click and select 'Open in new window'
• Locate the NinjaTrader 8 folder from within the OneDrive location
• Copy and paste the entire NinjaTrader 8 folder into the documents folder on your local hard drive

It is best to have one window open with the OneDrive documents location and one window open with the local PC documents location to achieve this.

Once you have moved all of the NinjaTrader 8 files over, you will need to do a 'soft reinstall of NinjaTrader Desktop.

• In the search field on your Windows taskbar, type Control Panel and select this app
• Select Programs > Programs and Features
• Locate NinjaTrader in the list, right click, and select uninstall

Once these steps are completed, download and install NinjaTrader Desktop by logging in to your user dashboard with the following link:

https://account.ninjatrader.com

After you log in, please click the Download button in the bottom left corner and click the Download button on the Desktop Application Download page.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance.