Hello, I would like to aks you for advice how to work with Trados Studio Freelance 2024 on a second computer (laptop). It seams that there's no longer the possibility to buy the PLUS version unless you already have it, and I don't want to use only the cloud version on my laptop. Is there a way to solve my problem without buying another license at the full price? Thank you!
Hi Klara Buhr
Trados Freelance desktop version only works on one PC at a time. You can either deactivate from one device and activate on the laptop and viceversa, or purchase a new license or annual subscription https://www.trados.com/pricing/
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Elisa Maxim | RWS Group
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Hi Elisa Maxim I was also trying to install my licence on a second computer, but I am shocked to know that it is not possible!
Can't we have a licence usable both on our desktop and on a laptop for when we are on the go? I have just bought a new computer exactly for that purpose! Don't tell me that I bought it for nothing!! Please advise, thanks
Valeria
Freelance Plus (the two desktop activations you mention) has been discontinued last year. Looking at your account, it seems you never had a Freelance Plus license, even with older licenses.
A Trados Freelance license does not have and never had two desktop activations. It has one cloud and one desktop activation.
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Elisa Maxim | RWS Group
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I have never had it because I used Trados only on my laptop until yesterday (my other PC is a Mac), but now I have bought a Windows desktop to have awider screen in which to work. So I should first deactivate it from the laptop and reactivate it on the desktop pc?
yes, you need to deactivate because you can only use the desktop version on one device at a time. The cloud version, however, https://eu.cloud.trados.com/ can be used on a second device.
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Elisa Maxim | RWS Group
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But can I pass the licence to and fro between my desktop and laptop whenever I need to work out of home or will that cause issues?
This is really bad news that youo gave me today... I bought a new PC precisely to have Trados on both and now you tell me that this has been discontinued last year. But WHY? Can I ask for an exception? I spent more than €1K on this! :-(((((
I do not like working in the online version. I get too many useless emails and I need to work on packages...
I do not like working in the online version. I get too many useless emails
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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But can I pass the licence to and fro between my desktop and laptop whenever I need to work out of home or will that cause issues?
No issues... just deactivate on one, and reactivate in the other... and vice versa. You do that through the Help ribbon in Studio:
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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and I need to work on packages...
That is the main drawback. You can unzip them since they are only zip files and you'll find the sdlxliff files in there, but doing this is a risk because you won't be bringing in QA settings, TMs, TBs etc. if they were included with the package. So you'd have to work around this and that could be a few steps too far unless you just love tinkering with technical stuff.
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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Oh Paul... you are always my saver! ahahah! 2 great news and 1 bad (I have a client who sends packages with mandatory TBs to follow, so no option for me working online, because I have no capacity to "tinker" with technology at all), but I am very happy for the elimination of the self-notification emails and for the possibility to quickly and easily switch my licence to and fro, so THANKS again!!
I only have to find the time to study how to use the online version, I need a step by step guide and I have to look for it in this immense ocean (the web) where I often feel simply lost...
Oh Paul... you are always my saver! ahahah! 2 great news and 1 bad (I have a client who sends packages with mandatory TBs to follow, so no option for me working online, because I have no capacity to "tinker" with technology at all), but I am very happy for the elimination of the self-notification emails and for the possibility to quickly and easily switch my licence to and fro, so THANKS again!!
I only have to find the time to study how to use the online version, I need a step by step guide and I have to look for it in this immense ocean (the web) where I often feel simply lost...
One more question Paul : in my new PC, the problem of the F&R window remaining on top even outside Trados is back (but not the issues with the individual Find and Replace boxes, those are ok). What can I do?
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