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Install Edge files

Now it's time to install the Edge Expert Advisor file into your MetaTrader 5 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 5 data folder menu

2. Navigate to Experts folder​

  • This will open your MT5 data folder

    MetaTrader 5 data folder

  • Next, open the "MQL5" folder and you should see a "Experts" folder within

    MQL5 folder

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

    MQL5 experts folder

3. Move EdgeBot.ex5 into experts folder​

Your EdgeBot.zip file contains a EdgeBot.ex5 file (located in the MetaTrader5 folder). Please extract this file and move it into the "Experts" folder

  • Open the downloaded EdgeBot.zip file and copy the contained EdgeBot.ex5 file (located in the MetaTrader5 folder)

    Copy EdgeBot.ex5 file

  • Return to the MQL5 Experts folder (see step 2. above) and paste the file into that folder

    Paste EdgeBot.ex5 file

  • Once completed you will see the EdgeBot.ex5 file inside the Experts folder

    EdgeBot.ex5 file inside Experts folder

tip

Make sure you extract the EdgeBot.ex5 file before copying it to the "Experts" folder.

Do not copy the EdgeBot.zip file!

4. Refresh MT5 experts list​

  • To verify we have correctly installed the Edge EA, return to your MT5 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.