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There was a glitch with MultiTerm, and now one term is not editable anymore:
I am the only user.
Where is the lock information stored? How can I unlock the term?
Daniel
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[edited by: Trados AI at 2:05 PM (GMT 0) on 5 Mar 2024]
There was a glitch with MultiTerm, and now one term is not editable anymore:
I am the only user.
Where is the lock information stored? How can I unlock the term?
Daniel
To help with more context is this related to this?
https://gateway.sdl.com/apex/communityknowledge?articleName=000002412
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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I don't think it's related. I don't use GroupShare at all. It's a standalone MultiTerm Desktop use case. I would not know how to apply the solution proposed in the kb article to my setup here.
Daniel
Are you sharing the desktop files with other users? Are you using a network drive or onedrive... something like that perhaps?
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I am not sharing files with other users, but the TB is on a drive on our internal network.
Daniel
I wonder if it's holding onto the database and locking it? Maybe look for the lock files?
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Daniel Hug
To unlock a term that remains locked even after closing Studio, there is 3 methods I know of:
1. Run the "Reorganize" under the Catalog View in Multiterm
* This does not work all the time, and I suggest you close Trados Studio when you do this
2. If you have Microsoft Access, open the Termbase and delete the content from the mtLocks table
* Make sure you backup your Termbase just in case
3. Export the Termbase and import it into a new empty Termbase.
Thanks a lot! #2 solved the problem. Yes, I had thought of solution #3, but I was shying away from it.
Daniel
This problem has existed for years. Just installed Studio 2021 Freelance and was sad to see that the problem persists (except in GroupShare).
#1 does not do the trick
#2 would mean that I need to buy Access to manage by MultiTerm!
#3 is no option, because you'd have to do this again and again
Is a solution to this issue on the to-do list?
Varpu
