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Date/Time: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:40:51 +0000



Platform Freezing on Startup

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[2026-06-23 12:25:18]
kvcornie - Posts: 37
Upon startup, the primary instance initially starts to open and function correctly for about 10-20 seconds but then the ladders stop updating and the instance goes into "not responding" mode. It only has 4 ladders and 4 charts in it, the charts are all detached but generated from the same chartbook which is the only chartbook in the instance.

I have 2 other sub instances that are taking a couple of minutes (which is much longer than normal) but, eventually open and I can use the menu's etc. but, market data is not updating. The sub-instances are charts only. Sub-instances are set to open on startup.

- I've restarted the CPU twice.
- I used Sub-Instance #2 to File >> Disconnect then Connect to data feed
- Custom Symbol settings are OFF at least in the sub-instances, I can't verify the main instance via the menu given the not responding issue.

See links for Message Log screen shots attached. The Main instance message log does not pop up while the sub-instances do.

https://www.sierrachart.com/image.php?Image=1782217043851.png

https://www.sierrachart.com/image.php?Image=1782217090593.png
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-06-23 12:25:56
[2026-06-23 12:56:31]
kvcornie - Posts: 37
just tried starting all instances in safe mode. This did not make any difference, still same issues.
[2026-06-23 13:01:47]
kvcornie - Posts: 37
ok, just disabled open files on startup as well. This is stopping the freezing issue.

I'll take steps to find out if there is a corrupted chart or chartbook.
[2026-06-23 13:22:43]
kvcornie - Posts: 37
Resolved. Deleted sub-instance folders as well.
[2026-06-23 17:19:36]
kvcornie - Posts: 37
This issue started happening again and has gotten progressively worse as using the ESU26 contract freezes the platform after taking all of the prior steps (that worked until another platform restart) at which point I tried them all again and added the ones below.

Steps I’ve tried since having initially had success

-  Start platform in SAFE MODE.

-  Do NOT open any chartbooks/files nor instances on startup

-  Delete ESU26 & ESM26 Historical and intraday chart data files via these instructions
  https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ChartDataFiles.html#DeletingChartDataFile:~:text=on%20the%20menu.-,Deleting%20a%20Chart%20Data%20File,-%5BLink%5D%20%2D%20%5B

-  Re-connect to data feed

-  Edit >> Delete All Data and download

-  Open a new ESH26 Historical chart via File >> Find Symbol. The new chart opens and loads data correctly. No studies, just pure daily bar chart. Continuous contract is set to “NONE”

-  Change contract to ESM26 via Chart >> Chart Settings >> Symbol. Chart loads correctly.

-  Repeat symbol change process to ESU26 click “Apply All” data quickly loads then platform freezes. Same thing happens if I try to open the ESU26 from "find symbol" directly as well.

-  Other Products (NQ, MES, MCL, CL, MGC, GC) work fine, this seems to be ES only and ESU26 specifically.

I am at a loss, but this appears to be the same underlying issue that initially caused me to post this thread last week.

Back Adjustment issue - ESU26_FUT_CME [CBV]
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-06-23 17:20:58

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