Probability score: 0.8  

Question improvement suggestion: Provide specific details about the version of Trados Studio you are using and clarify whether you have already created a translation memory or if you are starting from scratch.  

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

Hello! Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you create a translation memory (TM) from your existing project in Trados Studio and export it as a TMX file:

**Step 1:** Open Trados Studio and navigate to the **Translation Memories** view.

**Step 2:** If you haven't created a TM yet, you can do so by selecting **File > New Translation Memory**. Follow the prompts to set up your new TM.

**Step 3:** If you have an existing TM that you want to use, ensure it is open in the Translation Memories view.

**Step 4:** To populate your TM with translations from your project, you can import the SDLXLIFF file associated with your project. Right-click on your TM and select **Import**. Choose the SDLXLIFF file from your project’s target folder.

**Step 5:** After importing, you can export your TM to a TMX file. Right-click on your TM in the Translation Memories view and select **Export**. Choose the TMX format and follow the prompts to save the file.

**Step 6:** If you need to create a new TM from a TMX file, you can do this by selecting **Open** in the Translation Memories view and choosing the TMX file. This will create a new TM and import the contents automatically.

**Step 7:** Finally, ensure that you confirm each segment during translation to ensure that your TM is updated correctly.

By following these steps, you should be able to create and export your translation memory successfully. If you encounter any issues, please check that your TM is set to update during translation and that you are working with the correct files.  

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any other help plz

Abdullah Alobaid 

Abdullah Alobaid said:

any other help plz

Why?  The first five steps provided by the AI seem to answer your question.  Why not use that?

because there is no translation memory there and I don't know how to create one for an existed job

Abdullah Alobaid 

ok - so the AI suggested this:

**Step 1:** Open Trados Studio and navigate to the **Translation Memories** view.

**Step 2:** If you haven't created a TM yet, you can do so by selecting **File > New Translation Memory**. Follow the prompts to set up your new TM.

**Step 3:** If you have an existing TM that you want to use, ensure it is open in the Translation Memories view.

**Step 4:** To populate your TM with translations from your project, you can import the SDLXLIFF file associated with your project. Right-click on your TM and select **Import**. Choose the SDLXLIFF file from your project’s target folder.

**Step 5:** After importing, you can export your TM to a TMX file. Right-click on your TM in the Translation Memories view and select **Export**. Choose the TMX format and follow the prompts to save the file.

Essentially this is telling you to create a new TM by using File -> New Translation Memory (or use the "New" icon in the ribbon).  Then import the sdlxliff (this would be the bilingual file in your existing job) using the "Import" icon in the ribbon that will appear once you have created your Translation Memory and selected it from the list on the left.  Now you have a populated Translation Memory.  If you also need a TMX then you would just use the "Export" icon that will also appear after you have created the Translation Memory.

If that's not what you need can you explain why and then we can hopefully provide a more appropriate answer.  But so far it looks like the right answer.  There are other scenarios and other ways of achieving this, but there is nothing wrong with the method you have already... at least based on what you have shown so far.

but there is nothing to import

Abdullah Alobaid 

There is an "Add Files" button.  You said this:

Abdullah Alobaid said:

I have an old job I was working on in Studio

So go to that old job, select the sdlxliff file(s) from the target folder (so they are the translated ones) and import it.

where is the target folder?

Abdullah Alobaid 

ok - why don't you tell me where your existing project is?  Also show me a screenshot of what files you have in there so I can see what you have actually done.

Abdullah Alobaid 

ok - why don't you tell me where your existing project is?  Also show me a screenshot of what files you have in there so I can see what you have actually done.