Jürgen Lettner 

Can you provide a little more information?

• where is your TM stored?  The full path please.
• How do you know it's not updating?  Where and how are you checking this?

Hi Paul, I always store the tm in the project folder. So in this case it was: D:\Install\Arbeit\Translations\Church. I always do it like that. I went back to the segmant and it didn't save. Last time I used the old tm from a French customer and it was the same. It didn't save entries. I had to create a new TM, import the old entries and it worked.

Jürgen Lettner 

How do you manage your TMs between the projects? Or do you really create a new TM for each project?

Hi Jerzy! I do create a new TM for every customer, not for every project. I didn't change anything. It seems when I use "old" TMs with the new 2024 it is the case that it is not saving the segments.

Jürgen Lettner 

This is such a fundamental part of Trados Studio I do doubt the problem is with the software here.  I wonder if you're creating Project TMs and then checking the Main TM you selected without running a batch task to update after putting everything into the Project TM?

I don't know how much you know about Trados Studio so forgive the dumb clarification... but Project TMs are not just TMs you put in your Project, they have a very specific role and are a feature of Trados Studio.  If you use this when you create a project they are a bit like a scratchpad TM.  They get updated instead of the TM you initially selected... the idea being you only update your Main TM when the project is over and you're happy with the final translation of the files in your document.

Well, I am using Trados since 2007 and never had problems with any TM.

Jürgen Lettner 

I'm sure you have, although Trados 2007 didn't have this same concept of Project Translation Memories hence my question.  I'm only trying to help and since I can't see your actual computer I have to guess and try to encourage you to provide enough information to help.

I know. But it happens with NEW TMs as well. Sometimes. What do you mean with "run a batch task"?

Jürgen Lettner 

Jürgen Lettner said:

I know. But it happens with NEW TMs as well.

That just strengthens the likelihood that you have a default project template set up to use Project TMs.  I think we need to establish how you are creating your projects and go from there.

When you create a project the default these days is "Prepare without Project TM".  This was changed from the early days of Trados Studio because the concept of Project TMs was confusing for Freelance Translators who typically don't use this concept.  So if you want to use Project TMs today you need to specifically use "Prepare":

If you do this a TM is created for every TM you actually selected, but this one, the Project TM, only contains TUs that are found in your Main TM based on the settings you chose... for example:

So if you use them then your project settings will look something like the screenshot above with your Project TMs named after the main TM you selected and prefixed with the project name.

As you work your translations will be added to this Project TM and not to the Main TM.  When you finish your project you can either use the Finalize batch task, or the Update Main Translation Memories batch tasks that will update the TM you actually selected with the finished and approved translations from your project.  These batch tasks would be these... (1) or (2):

Jürgen Lettner 

Jürgen Lettner said:

I know. But it happens with NEW TMs as well.

That just strengthens the likelihood that you have a default project template set up to use Project TMs.  I think we need to establish how you are creating your projects and go from there.

When you create a project the default these days is "Prepare without Project TM".  This was changed from the early days of Trados Studio because the concept of Project TMs was confusing for Freelance Translators who typically don't use this concept.  So if you want to use Project TMs today you need to specifically use "Prepare":

If you do this a TM is created for every TM you actually selected, but this one, the Project TM, only contains TUs that are found in your Main TM based on the settings you chose... for example:

So if you use them then your project settings will look something like the screenshot above with your Project TMs named after the main TM you selected and prefixed with the project name.

As you work your translations will be added to this Project TM and not to the Main TM.  When you finish your project you can either use the Finalize batch task, or the Update Main Translation Memories batch tasks that will update the TM you actually selected with the finished and approved translations from your project.  These batch tasks would be these... (1) or (2):

oooh. I will try this thank you!