Trados Studio: SLOW! A common problem... but can't find any answers: have you?

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Like many of you, I have been searching everywhere for an answer to the slow loading of documents in Trados Studio. 
 But can't find an answer anywhere on this forum (see, e.g. (+) Trados is so slow... - 5. Machine Translation - Trados Studio - RWS Community ) 
 I'm new to Trados... and in the next week, I have the option of renewing my WF package... which is very tempting because even loading a simple Trados file takes 10 minutes. 
 And, yes, I have the latest system. And yes, I have the latest Trados. And yes, I have tried everything that I have understood from the Forum suggestions - but the idea that I am going to do anything hyper-technical when my Studio is brand-new, my computer is brand-new... BMW don't ask me to go under the bonnet of my new car if it won't accelerate! (not that I have a BMW). 
 So, anyone have any anti-slow solutions?

Former Member · Answer

The problem is Google Cloud; when I de-select it, the files - and Trados generally - load reasonably quickly.

Jesús Prieto · Answer

Have you got any anti-virus software running? If so, could you please disable it temporarlily while you try again? 
 If it doesn&rsquo;t work, try repairing Studio (procedure here [workaround 1]: https://gateway.sdl.com/apex/communityknowledge?articleName=000001414 ) 
 If it still doesn&rsquo;t work, please reject this answer and post the exact steps you follow, possibly with screenshots, so we know what you are doing. 
 I'm tagging Lydia Simplicio in case she can give you a better option.

Alison Field · Answer

Hi D J Winter 
 Have you tried turning off Look Ahead and Fragment Matching? 
 I keep several functions that I rarely use turned OFF, which for me always prevents Trados Studio being slow or crashing . Even if you have no speed or stability problems normally, they can still happen occasionally with a big/old/complex project. Here's what works for me: 
 1) Go to File > Options > Editor > Automation then UNtick 'Enable LookAhead' under 'Translation Memory' and UNtick 'Enable verification of segment' under 'After Confirming Segments Manually' 
 
 Both these options should help speed things up. You can then verify the file after you've finished working on it all in one go via the Review tab > Verify or by clicking F8. 
 Then, in the Project Settings or via File>Options if you create your own projects from scratch or work via Translate Single File, turn OFF upLift Match Repair: 
 
 Turning this setting OFF in each project I receive helps stabilise files that for some reason cause Studio to crash. I am sure it helps with speed too . 
 If you want to know what any setting means under File > Options or under Project Settings, click the Help button bottom right of the settings window: 
 
 Keeping these settings turned on if you need them should work fine if you have a hi-spec fast computer and an excellent broadband connection. However, in less than perfect scenarios or with huge slow projects, it can help to turn one or all of them off. 
 If the above isn't enough, I also keep Fragment Matching turned off, here: 
 
 As most of my work is proofreading in Review mode, I don't need fragment matching turned on. I even have the Fragment Matches window closed in the Editor view. 
 I always have them all turned off until I need them, and Studio works well for me... 
 I hope this helps, 
 All the best, 
 Ali

Paul · Answer

Unknown said: BMW don't ask me to go under the bonnet of my new car if it won't accelerate 
 BMW don't expect to have other things installed on their engine that could impact its performance and they know nothing about. I am sympathetic but don't really understand these car analogies. It's not the same at all. 
 If you are interested to look further it would be helpful to know what security software you have running? That's probably the biggest culprit. I purchased a new laptop for home use last month and everything ran smoothly and fast apart from Trados. The computer, a Dell, came with McAfee AV and nothing I did could make Trados move faster, so I am familiar with your frustration. I spent quite some time with McAfee support and they could not help and didn't think their suite was the problem. Disabling it didn't help, so in the end I removed McAfee completely and the difference was remarkable! Makes me very suspicious of the way these security systems work. Certainly they do far more than is necessary in my opinion... probably because that's how they sell their software by frightening the life out of you! 
 I just tested your file by adding it to a project and it took around 15 seconds to add it to a project, run a batch task to prepare it and open it in the editor. I also opened it as a single file project in less than 5 seconds.

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