Trados 2017 My French to English termabase disappeared; I 'm left with only MTF and MDF files.
Error: Cannot open termbase in Multiterm and Studio : "This termbase cannot be opened because it has been created with an unsupported version of Multiterm"
Both Trados and Multiterm are updated.
My MDF file is 1,097,73 Kb
How can I recover it?
Thank you,
Monica
How can I recover it?
If it's not in your recycle bin, and if you don't have a backup somewhere then you are probably out of luck. The MTF and MDF files won't contain enough information to put your termbase back together.
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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Thank you, Paul!
Can such huge files disappear for no good reason?
I didn't update, or modify any Trados files.
I think they could disappear for many reasons:
Did you store them in OneDrive or some other network folder? It's possible it became cloud only and because it's huge MultiTerm can't see it anymore to use it. Although if this is the case you'd at least see it under File -> Explorer even if it's only a footprint and not the actual file.
You may have accidentally deleted the files, or they could have been removed by someone else who uses your computer. This can happen especially if the files were located in commonly accessed folders.
Malicious software can sometimes delete or hide files. If your computer was infected by a virus or malware, it might have affected your files, particularly if they were large and noticeable targets.
Hard drives can develop bad sectors or other forms of corruption over time. Large files, due to their size, are more likely to be affected by such errors, leading to their disappearance or inaccessibility. If there are issues with the file system (like corruption in the Master File Table for NTFS drives), files might disappear. Such problems can occur due to improper shutdowns, hardware failures, or software glitches.
Some system maintenance software or cleanup tools can mistakenly identify large files as unnecessary or temporary and delete them during clean-up processes.
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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I found it in Multiterm
Total No of entries 17017; it was partially moved from "SDL" to "Documents/Translations" folder.
Smaller Termbase, but praise God, I didn't lose it!
Thanks so much for your help!
Glad you found it... now take a back up and store it somewhere safe!!
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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Glad you found it... now take a back up and store it somewhere safe!!
Paul Filkin | RWS Group
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That's exactly what I'm doing!
I'll make copies of all my TMs, Termbases, AutoSugests...
Thanks a million!
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