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Create the "Trading Files" folder on the Desktop

In order to keep things in order, I suggest you create a folder called Trading Files on the Desktop.

We will store all the files we download into this folder.

The Trading Files folder will have the following folder structure.

C:\
└── Users
    └── <Your Username>
        └── Desktop
            └── Trading Files
                ├─ Executables  # Contains the executables for the programs
                ├─ Installers   # Contains scripts to automatically install programs
                ├─ MQL5         # Parent folder for MetaTrader5 files
                │   ├─ Experts      # Contains the Expert Advisors files (extension: .ex5)
                │   ├─ Indicators   # Contains the Indicators files (extension: .ex5)
                │   ├─ Scripts      # Contains the Scripts files (extension: .ex5)
                │   └─ Profiles
                │       └─ Templates # Contains Chart Templates files (extension: .tpl)
                ├─ Set files    # Contains the Setting files for the Expert Advisor (extension: .set)
                └─ Tools        # Contains some Tools and other small programs

Automatically create the "Trading Files" folder structure​

You can download and execute this script (do right click and save as ...) to create the Trading Files folder structure automatically on the desktop.

Manually create the "Trading Files" folder structure​

If you don't want to use the script above, you can create the folder structure manually, as shown below.

Trading Files folder - Image 1

  1. Do a right click on the Desktop
  2. Select New
  3. Select Folder
  4. Name the new folder Trading Files
  5. Open the Trading Files folder
  6. Repeat the folder creation process with all the other folders