Is there any possibility for the same user/license to open and work indistinctly on one same project from two different computers without having to export/import them all the time? Is there any cloud-based place/server where to keep users´ ongoing projects or should I use a pendrive everytime?
Thanks for your help!
If you have Trados Studio 2021 or 2022 then you have the ability to save your projects to the cloud where you can work on them on any computer you like without Studio if you prefer... or with Studio.
https://docs.rws.com/980998/812451/trados-studio-2022/cloud-workflow
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Thanks a lot Paul! I, m afraid I still have Studio 2017. It sounds weird that this capability has not been an earlier option in a digital world!
The ability to save projects to the Cloud has been present and accessible through Windows for some time, just not directly from within the older software. For example, since the creation of OneDrive over a decade ago, and SkyDrive before that. You just have to understand OneDrive (or any other Cloud storage) and make it work for you. That is not easy, as this article explains:
Though, the article makes it sound more complicated than it needs to be. The following article may help:
As I often work away from home on my laptop, I have OneDrive set up so that it is mirrored to my PC and my laptop. I use the same Microsoft account to access each and I always make sure that my files have been updated from the computer I've been working on to my OneDrive before I close that computer down. I then turn on the other computer and allow it to update from OneDrive so that whatever work I have done is available to me on either computer, wherever I am. I could also choose which of my files I want mirrored that way but it's easier to just have them all mirrored.
With my home PC setup, I'm working to my own computer then allowing it to update to OneDrive. This is set up to happen simultaneously from my main PC when I'm at home. I do it manually to the laptop unless I'm using my own wifi at home or a decent wifi setup somewhere else. On the occasions when I'm using my mobile as a wifi hotspot for internet communications OR when I work offline completely, I'll update my files using my unlimited wifi before I go out. My phone can also access OneDrive and open any file I have the software app installed for.
So long as I remember to update my laptop from OneDrive before I travel, the above setup is seamless. The thing that is best about my setup is that I'm working on the the files locally until OneDrive copies them so there are no problems that could occur from working to a server. For example, TMs misbehave more if they're worked to 'remotely' on a server. My setup eliminates that problem and means I can use my laptop without wifi if I have none because the files are local.
OneDrive can appear mysterious, complicated, and random unless you set it up so that you're fully in control and understand how it works. If I wanted to, I could work on projects in Studio 2014 or 2017 saved locally from OneDrive.
The same can be achieved by backing up the file you have been working on by uploading it to any Cloud storage you have (e.g. Google Drive) then downloading it manually to your second computer.
All of the above becomes easier to understand if you know how Windows Explorer works and how to navigate it either from within the software or through File Explorer ...
All the best,
Ali :)
Thank you so much for your extense reply.
I know about OneDrive and I,ll analize its possibilities. I think it will serve the purpose.
BR
Raquel
Hi Raquel,
Just make sure you update to OneDrive fully on the computer you're working on before turning it off and only then turning on the second computer and allowing it to update from OneDrive completely before you start work on it.
In theory, OneDrive updates each local file on the computer with the more recent version of that file that it finds on OneDrive. It does this by comparing the date and time of the two versions of a file.
Do bear in mind that it is always possible that work will be lost if for some reason the version you last worked on gets overwritten because the older file somehow gets attributed with a more recent date and time by an event such as an automatic upgrade. It is also possible that one forgets to update a file to OneDrive, as I did recently but fortunately OneDrive flagged it up and allowed me to rename the local version so I could compare the two. I lost work on one occasion without a warning, possibly because I hadn't learned how the processes worked yet.
Some expert users don't trust OneDrive because of this.
All the best,
Ali 
PS: I thoroughly recommend upgrading to 2021 or better still to 2022. I am very happy with Studio and MultiTerm 2022. Much faster, more efficient and lots of brilliant features! I've been working with 2022 since the first beta versions and thoroughly recommend you try it!
PS: I thoroughly recommend upgrading to 2021 or better still to 2022. I am very happy with Studio and MultiTerm 2022. Much faster, more efficient and lots of brilliant features! I've been working with 2022 since the first beta versions and thoroughly recommend you try it!
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