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64-bit version of Studio

Please create a 64-bit version of Studio. At present only a 32-bit version is available, and therefore it can theoretically only access 2-3GB of system memory, meaning that upgrading your machine with more memory then this does not have any beneficial impact on Studio performance.

When handling large files & projects, allowing Studio access to all of your system's memory would make a huge difference in time and performance, and for this the app needs to be 64-bit.

Are there any plans to release a 64-bit version in future?

Jay Young
  • in reply to Jerzy Czopik

    Yes indeed, good point Jerzy. This software is an extremely complex piece of kit, and it wouldn't require 'just an update' to get to a 64-bit version. It couldn't just instantly become a whole new product that would work smoothly in a 64-bit environment unless it was programmed from scratch, I'm guessing, as there's still surely background legacy stuff that already makes the programming harder than if it were all programmed recently.

    Have a good night!

    Ali Smiley

  • in reply to Jerzy Czopik

    I also always have a powerful computer with 64g GB of RAM, SSDs etc., otherwise I would not dare to complain of Studio. This is especially because I have a performing machine that I fond annoying that Studio sometimes stalls.
    But Alison posted a good suggestion. I will try to disable some functions such as the Fragment search, which is not of a great interest for me...

  • From my very personal experience a good running program is good enough, regardless it being 32- or 64-bit. So I support , as it is much more important to have a reliable, good working Trados Studio instead of a Pandoras box in 64-bit.
    I have a very powerful i9 11th generation PC with 64 GB RAM and Studio cannot utilize it. Still it works quite reliable here, so I still prefer this to a new version like Trados Studio 2009 with all its unreliability when it was launched.

  • in reply to Former Member

    Hi John,

    Good, common-sense reply. I don't have the knowledge to be able to reply thus and am pleased you do!

    All the best,

    Ali Smiley

  • in reply to Philippe Riondel

    Hi Philippe,

    I love Trados too and have been using it since well before Studio was introduced.

    I have very few crashes, error messages or unexplainable slowness - possibly because I work with LookAhead and Fragment Matching turned off. I'm not saying they cause issues but rather that there is no point having them turned on unless you need them, which I don't, and whatever is causing the issues seems to not be a problem without them. Turning off LookAhead on its own makes a difference to stability.

    I also periodically perform a Windows Repair on both Studio and MultiTerm as well as on other programs, especially after any software has had a major update, particularly Windows.

    People sometimes get cross with me when I point out any or all the above as a solution, but these simple things mean Trados runs smoothly for me... even a first beta version while I'm testing it, so much so that I usually do all my work in the beta versions.

    I'm not saying I don't think a 64-bit version is a good idea. Indeed, it's a logical step forwards but I'm working happily with this excellent piece of kit just as it is for now...

    All the best,

    Ali Smiley