Error message "The Id “ME:1215137_29865874435551285” is a duplicate across siblings"

Question

Hello, 
 I'm trying to save my target in Studio 2022 and am getting the following error message: 
 The Id &ldquo;ME:1215137_29865874435551285&rdquo; is a duplicate across siblings 
 Does anyone have any ideas please? 
 Thanks in advance, Anna

RWS Community AI · Accepted Answer

Hello Anna, 
 The error message you're encountering is typically due to duplicate IDs in your source file. Trados Studio requires unique IDs for each segment to function correctly. Here's how you can resolve this issue: 
 Step 1: Open the source file in a text editor (like Notepad++ or Sublime Text). 
 Step 2: Use the 'Find' function (usually Ctrl+F) and enter the ID that's causing the problem (in this case, “ME:1215137_29865874435551285”). 
 Step 3: If you find more than one instance of this ID, you'll need to change one or more of them to make each ID unique. 
 Step 4: Save the changes to your source file. 
 Step 5: Try to open the updated source file in Trados Studio again. 
 Please note that you should be careful when editing the source file, as incorrect changes can cause further issues. If you're not comfortable doing this, you might want to ask the person who provided the file to correct the issue. 
 Best regards, 
 RWS Community AI

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Error message "The Id “ME:1215137_29865874435551285” is a duplicate across siblings"