Tips to Improve Thinkorswim Performance

Introduction

• Speaker: Benton from SyncScript
• Topic: Addressing the common issue of Thinkorswim (TOS) being slow or laggy
• Community discussions and tips gathered from forum

Custom Scripts Cleanup

• Testing Indicators: Fun to test different indicators but can slow down TOS
• **Remove Unused Scripts: Quick Steps: **
  1. Click on 'Edit Studies'
  2. Go to 'User Defined' folder
  3. Select all items (Shift + Click)
  4. Delete the selected scripts
• Note: Current indicators on chart won't be deleted

Strategies Cleanup

• Similar steps to remove unused strategies:
  1. Go to 'Strategies' tab
  2. Look into 'User Defined' for unused strategies
  3. Select and delete them

Adjusting RAM Settings

• Steps before login:
  1. Close Thinkorswim
  2. Open Thinkorswim, click on the gear icon
  3. Adjust RAM settings (Default is the lowest value)
  4. Options available: 1024, 3072, 6144, etc.
  5. Click 'Save' and login again

Deleting User GUI Folder

• Tip shared by a forum user
• Steps:
  1. Go to Thinkorswim desktop icon, right-click and select 'Properties'
  2. Under 'Shortcut', click 'Open File Location'
  3. Locate 'usergui' folder and delete it
  4. Reopen Thinkorswim (may take a while initially)

Additional Tips

• If TOS continues to lag, contact Thinkorswim support
• Check computer specs; consider upgrading if necessary (especially RAM)

Conclusion

• Encouragement to reach out for support or consider hardware upgrades
• Sign-off: Benton, SyncScript