Rectangle Drawing Tool Not Working

Rectangle Drawing Tool Not Working

Rectangle Drawing Tool Not Working

Overview

If the Rectangle drawing tool is not working in DeepCharts, this issue is usually caused by a corrupted configuration file related to drawing tools. Removing this file allows DeepCharts to regenerate it automatically.

Solution: Reset the Drawing Tool Configuration

Step 1: Close DeepCharts

  • Fully close the DeepCharts application before proceeding.

Step 2: Open the Documents Folder

  1. Open File Explorer

  2. Go to your Documents folder


Step 3: Navigate to the DeepCharts Settings Folder

Follow this path:

Documents → DeepChart → Settings

Step 4: Delete the Tool Configuration File

  • Locate the file named:

tool_config

  • Delete this file


⚠️ This file stores drawing tool settings and may become corrupted.

Step 5: Restart DeepCharts

  1. Launch DeepCharts again

  2. The application will automatically generate a new tool_config file

  3. Test the Rectangle drawing tool

✅ The drawing tool should now work correctly.

Additional Notes

  • This fix does not affect your data, charts, or account settings

  • The issue may also affect other drawing tools and resetting the configuration resolves them as well

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