Transfer old versions of purchased EAs between platforms
If it is between MetaTrader terminals running on the same computer, same hard drive, same MQL5 community login, then yes, it should work.
But if it is on a different computer, them no, because any new environment will cause the license to fail and require reactivation, which will require a re-download, which in turn will download the updated version.
If it is between MetaTrader terminals running on the same computer, same hard drive, same MQL5 community login, then yes, it should work.
But if it is on a different computer, them no, because any new environment will cause the license to fail and require reactivation, which will require a re-download, which in turn will download the updated version.
Yes, provided the environment being reported to the system is exactly the same — same hardware including hard drive, same windows user, same MQL5 login, same appdata directory.
It will not work if you are using virtual windows hosting or different windows user logins.
Since I don't know your computer environment, I cannot state it for certain, however, when it works, it will work automatically without need to go to the Market tab to install or re-activate. This is assuming you copied the files over yourself to the proper folders.
So, if it does not work automatically from the start, then chances are that it will need reactivation, and in that case, you should see what is different in the environment and try to correct it.
Yes, provided the environment being reported to the system is exactly the same — same hardware including hard drive, same windows user, same MQL5 login, same appdata directory.
It will not work if you are using virtual windows hosting or different windows user logins.
Since I don't know your computer environment, I cannot state it for certain, however, when it works, it will work automatically without need to go to the Market tab to install or re-activate. This is assuming you copied the files over yourself to the proper folders.
So, if it does not work automatically from the start, then chances are that it will need reactivation, and in that case, you should see what is different in the environment and try to correct it.
Please explain in more details, step-by-step, of what you are trying to do.
- Where is the original file located?
- Where are you going to copy it to?
- etc.
Please explain in more details, step-by-step, of what you are trying to do.
- Where is the original file located?
- Where are you going to copy it to?
- etc.
Unfortunately your answer was not sufficiently "technical". When I say "where", I mean the full directory name for the "from" and the "to" directories.
If however, you can not share them fully due to security concerns, because they contain private information, then just replace that part with a place holder and identify it clearly.
Unfortunately your answer was not sufficiently "technical". When I say "where", I mean the full directory name for the "from" and the "to" directories.
If however, you can not share them fully due to security concerns, because they contain private information, then just replace that part with a place holder and identify it clearly.
from:
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\First_Platform_ID\MQL5\Experts\Market
to:
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\Second_Platform_ID\MQL5\Experts\Market
from:
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\First_Platform_ID\MQL5\Experts\Market
to:
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\Second_Platform_ID\MQL5\Experts\Market
Ok, then in that case I believe it will not even request for you to reinstall nor activate.
Try it and see what it reports in the log when you attach the EA to the chart.
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Hi.
I have bought EAs from the Market place and I have saved the old versions when a new release has come out.
What I wonder now is if I can transfer the old EA versions between my own platforms on my computer/server since I cant download them anymore.
The platforms are with different brokers but I have my mql5 login on them all.
I have tried this before but then I didn't have the platform connected to my mql5 account, but they were on the same computer.
That time it locked my original EA and I was forced to download a new one. That made me lose an activation and I had to delete all the old versions I had saved too.