How to install an application in MetaTrader

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All apps in the Trading-Go marketplace are packaged in .zip ZIP archives ZIP is a file archiving format used to compress and pack one or more files or folders into a single file. ZIP files can be easily transferred or downloaded from the Internet because they take up less space and reduce data transfer time. To access the contents of a ZIP file, you must unzip it using a special archiving program, such as WinRAR, 7-Zip, or a standard Windows archiver.

To install an application, you must unzip it using a special archiving program such as WinRAR, 7-Zip, or a standard Windows archiver.

To install the application in MetaTrader, follow these instructions:

1. Download the application file from the Trading-Go marketplace:
2. Unzip the downloaded file to your desktop or any other convenient location.
3. Launch the MetaTrader terminal.
4. In the top toolbar, find the File tab" and click on it.
5. Select "Open Data Catalog" from the drop-down menu.
6. In the opened window find the folder "MQL4"." or if you have MetaTrader 5 "MQL5" and open it up.
7. Place the unzipped files according to type:
1. Trading robots, Expert Advisors to the folder "Experts".
2. Indicators to the folder "Indicators".
3. Scripts to the "Scripts" folder.

Possible installation problems:

No files with extension .ex5

In some situations, depending on your operating system settings, the ex4 or ex5 extensions may simply not be displayed. The operating system simply hides the extensions. There's nothing critical about it.

How to install an application downloaded from the Trading-Go Market (Russian)

FAQ:

Missing files with extension .ex5

Missing files with extension .ex5

In some situations, depending on the settings of the operating system, the ex4 or ex5 extensions may simply not be displayed. The operating system simply hides extensions. There is nothing critical in this.

After rebooting, nothing appeared in the navigator

After rebooting, nothing appeared in the navigator

In order for the products to be displayed correctly, the products should be placed strictly according to this instruction. Perhaps you ignored the first part of the instructions and went by opening the Program Files folder on drive C, in which case the products will not be displayed.

After restarting the MetaTrader terminal, I can't launch the application

After restarting the MetaTrader terminal, I can't launch the application

Make sure you have placed the applications correctly

1. Trading robots, Expert Advisors to the folder "Experts".
2. Indicators to the "Indicators" folder.
3. Scripts to the "Scripts" folder.

If you placed a trading robot in the Indicators folder, the robot will not start.