How to disable liveupdate in MetaTrader 5?

Avatar
  • updated

If you experience any troubles with new MT5 build, you can roll back to the previous version.

Despite this, MT will constantly try to update itself.

To disable live update, do the following steps:

1) Go to the %appdata%\MetaQuotes\Terminal\ folder:

Image 2113

2) Find the terminal you want to stop update (terminal path is shown in the origin.txt):

Image 2114

3) Delete the liveupdate folder.

Then make a new liveupdate.txt file and rename it to liveupdate (without extension).

4) Do the same with the %appdata%\MetaQuotes\WebInstall folder (replace it with the empty file).

5) Enjoy ;)

Avatar
tib

hi Is it possible that is doesn't work anymore?

When i do that, all empty files are remplaced again by folders!

thanks

Avatar
Andrey Khatimlianskyi
Quote from tib

hi Is it possible that is doesn't work anymore?

When i do that, all empty files are remplaced again by folders!

thanks

Did it work for you before?

I haven't tried this lately. My working terminal is always updated to the latest beta-version, and terminals with live accounts are on the last stable release from broker.

Avatar
tib

When a terminal works well with an EA, i don't want it makes updates!

This is the first time i try this, on the 4000 version of MT5!

It always replace my files by folders! Don't know how to fix it?

Avatar
Andrey Khatimlianskyi
Quote from tib

When a terminal works well with an EA, i don't want it makes updates!

This is the first time i try this, on the 4000 version of MT5!

It always replace my files by folders! Don't know how to fix it?

One day they will force you to update. Better be prepared for that.

I don't know how to fix it.