Importing older TMs in Studio 2019

Question

After having installed trados Studio 2019 (Upgrade from SDL Trados Studio 2014 Freelance) on my new Computer (Windows 10), on which the older Studio-Version ist not installed, I was able to import the sdlxliff-Files I formerly created in Studio 2014 in Studio 2019. However, when I tried to open the xliff-Files under "Projects" to work with them, the following error message (attention: my translation from German) occurred: The Translation Memory C:\ .... could not be found. Click OK to indicate the location / path of the TM or Cancel to deactivate the TM.
My questions:
1) Are there other / less time consuming and strenuous methods to bring the 2014-TMs in the 2019-Version to be able to use and work with them?
2) Should I rather have updated 2014 to Studio 2015 3) Before installing Studio 2019 should I have installed the old Studio 2014 Version I have been working with on the old computer on the new Computer? Many Thanks for your kind answers
Kind regards
Beate Mertes

Oana Nagy · Answer

Hi Beate Mertes , 
 The message Studio gives for the TM is that you should simply point it to the correct path of the TM in the new PC, as Studio remememers and goes to the old path to get the data. So simply point this once to Studio -the correct path and it will remember next time and won't have this message again. 
 As for the questions: 
 1) Yu can try the SDL Translation Memory Management Utility plugin : https://appstore.sdl.com/language/app/sdl-translation-memory-management-utility/131/ 
 2) You can only upgrade to the latest version of Studio 2019 
 3) No don't need to really, as the TMs in their format sdlxliff or tmx are perfectly compatible with Studio versions. 
 Hope this helps!

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Importing older TMs in Studio 2019