Dear all,
How to reinstall TRADOS STUDIO 2021 on the same PC
My PC needs to reinstall Windows so I have to reinstall Trados after it?
I have TRADOS on my PC and the trados.exe file is in my downloads from 3 years ago, but I don't know where to find my lisence number and if I can reinstall it on my PC (the same one) after I reinstall windows. Can anyone help?
Thank you very much
Please make sure, you have the current installer for your version of Studio. Login into your RWS account and download it from there. Download MultiTerm too. Store the files on an external drive or on a local drive, which will NOT be affected by Windows reinstallation. Make a backup copy of all your work and private files! Copy this backup to another drive or USB stick, so you have TWO backups of all files.
Now, before reinstalling Windows, do the following:
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thank you for your very detailed answer. I'm just worried about "deactivating" as I read in an older post (I think dated 2017) that deactivation made more trouble. Anyway, I'll follow YOUR steps and see.
thank you for your very detailed answer. I'm just worried about "deactivating" as I read in an older post (I think dated 2017) that deactivation made more trouble. Anyway, I'll follow YOUR steps and see.
Elizaveta Capelle Jerzy Czopik
Hi Elizaveta,
Jerzy is right, it's better to release the activation from WITHIN Trados Studio, before you reinstall Windows.
That which you will have seen people having problems with is deactivating a Studio license AFTER the software has been removed or overwritten WITHOUT releasing the license from within Studio.
This is done via the Help tab > Product Activation > Deactivate.
That means that your license will be returned and you will be able to reactivate your new installation of Trados after you have reinstalled Windows.
The steps Jerzy has given you are good. I only answered your question about where to find your license activation code.
All the best,
Ali 
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