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"Question improvement suggestion": Please provide the version of Trados Studio you are using and your operating system. Also, let us know if you have tried any troubleshooting steps already.

In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question:

Hello Karin,

It seems like your Trados Studio project file (*.sdlproj) might have been corrupted due to the improper shutdown of the software. Here's how you can try to resolve this issue:

Step 1: Navigate to the location of the *.sdlproj file. The location is disclosed in the error message you received, in your case, it's 'C:\Users\svanb\OneDrive\Desktop\Project 3\Project 3.sdlproj'.

Step 2: Delete the *.sdlproj file. Please ensure to back up any important data before you do this.

Step 3: Start Trados Studio again.

Step 4: Recreate the project and include the original translation memory.

Step 5: Run the batch task 'Pre-Translate' to add all your translations back into your file(s).

If you're unsure about how to run the 'Pre-Translate' batch task, you can find instructional videos on the RWS AppStore.

If this doesn't resolve your issue, it would be helpful to know the exact version of Trados Studio you're using and any recent changes you've made to your system.

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"Probability score": 0.8

"Question improvement suggestion": Please provide the version of Trados Studio you are using and your operating system. Also, let us know if you have tried any troubleshooting steps already.

In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question:

Hello Karin,

It seems like your Trados Studio project file (*.sdlproj) might have been corrupted due to the improper shutdown of the software. Here's how you can try to resolve this issue:

Step 1: Navigate to the location of the *.sdlproj file. The location is disclosed in the error message you received, in your case, it's 'C:\Users\svanb\OneDrive\Desktop\Project 3\Project 3.sdlproj'.

Step 2: Delete the *.sdlproj file. Please ensure to back up any important data before you do this.

Step 3: Start Trados Studio again.

Step 4: Recreate the project and include the original translation memory.

Step 5: Run the batch task 'Pre-Translate' to add all your translations back into your file(s).

If you're unsure about how to run the 'Pre-Translate' batch task, you can find instructional videos on the RWS AppStore.

If this doesn't resolve your issue, it would be helpful to know the exact version of Trados Studio you're using and any recent changes you've made to your system.

I hope this answer addressed your question. If not, please reject the answer, add the question improvement suggestion information, and click the RWS Community AI checkbox on the right to try again.

RWS Community AI

SVANBACK KARIN JOHANNA ELISABET SVANBACK 

It’s not clear to me if the issue is solved or not. 

SVANBACK KARIN JOHANNA ELISABET SVANBACK said:

I will probably loose everything I have done so far because I did not do a backup

You can make a backup right now. It’s a matter of copying the files of that project3 and pasting them somewhere else just in case you need them later. If your TM is working fine, just connect it to the new Trados Studio project, and by default it’ll be used to pre-translate (no need to use G4T as shown in the video).

Anyway, having resources under OneDrive is asking for problems, that may be the reason why the project file (sdlproj) got corrupt. You can find more information about this if you search for OneDrive in this forum. For example, you can have a look at this post: Problem with pre-translate - "The translation memory data file is corrupt"

Hello Sir, Your name, Jesús, suites you so well. Thank you so much for saving me!!!!!!!! Yes, now I manage to open Trados and I am sure it will work so much better now that I save everything on C: instead.  Thank you so so much for this excellent advice. Take care. Lots of love /Karin

SVANBACK KARIN JOHANNA ELISABET SVANBACK 

… and I’m glad it’s working again.