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Install Edge files

Now it's time to install the Edge Expert Advisor file into your MetaTrader 4 platform.

Edge download

The Edge EA files can be downloaded in your Customer Dashboard or from the Downloads section.

1. Open data folder​

  • Open the data folder by clicking on "File" and select "Open Data Folder"

    MetaTrader 4 data folder menu

2. Navigate to Experts folder​

  • This will open your MT4 data folder

    MetaTrader 4 data folder

  • Next, open the "MQL4" folder and you should see a "Experts" folder within

    MQL4 mql4 folder

  • Open the "Experts" folder and you should see the following content

    MQL4 experts folder

3. Move EdgeBot.ex4 into experts folder​

Your EdgeBot.zip file contains a EdgeBot.ex4 file. Please extract this file and move it into the "Experts" folder

  • Open the downloaded EdgeBot.zip file and copy the contained EdgeBot.ex4 file (right click)

    Copy EdgeBot.ex4 file

  • Return to the MQL4 Experts folder (see step 2. above) and paste the file into that folder

    Paste EdgeBot.ex4 file

  • Once completed you will see the EdgeBot.ex4 file inside the Experts folder

    EdgeBot.ex4 file inside Experts folder

tip

Make sure you extract the EdgeBot.ex4 file before copying it to the "Experts" folder.

Do not copy the EdgeBot.zip file!

4. Refresh MT4 experts list​

  • To verify we have correctly installed the Edge EA, return to your MT4 platform and locate the "Navigator" window

    Navigator window

  • Now right click on the "Expert Advisors" entry and select "Refresh"

    Refresh Expert Advisors

  • You should now see EdgeBot in the list of available Expert Advisors

    Edge Expert Advisors

Setup completed

Congratulations 🎉
You have completed the setup and are now ready to configure your Edge bot to start trading.