Translation memory won't open
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Natalya Vinkler
Natalya Vinkler  Identity Verified
Italy
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Mar 16, 2015

Hello to everybody!

I was wondering whether someone had encountered the same problem after copying the TM in another place.
The matter is that I had to replace the HD, so I was forced to work on another PC. I first copied the TMs on a flash memory, and I was not able to add it as a project memory (message: Unable to open the file, even though the memory seemed to have the same amount of MBs. Then I tried to open it from my original HD, and the attempt was successful. Now, I b
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Hello to everybody!

I was wondering whether someone had encountered the same problem after copying the TM in another place.
The matter is that I had to replace the HD, so I was forced to work on another PC. I first copied the TMs on a flash memory, and I was not able to add it as a project memory (message: Unable to open the file, even though the memory seemed to have the same amount of MBs. Then I tried to open it from my original HD, and the attempt was successful. Now, I backuped all the files from my old HD to the new HD, and I'm still not able to add the TM from the new disk, only from the old one. I even replaced the TMs to the same folder on the new disk, but nothing to do.
I had to create a new TM and import the old TM, and the new memory is as twice as large as the old one and seems incomplete, even though the import process was successful.
I would like to know if there's a way to retrieve the original TM and why it's not possible to add it from another medium.

Thanks!


[Edited at 2015-03-16 12:16 GMT]
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Epameinondas Soufleros
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Greece
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Repair TM Mar 16, 2015

When moving a DVX translation memory, you need to copy not only the .dvmdb file but also the .dvmdx and .dvmdi files. If you only copy the .dvmdb file, you must repair the translation memory before you can use it – those extra files contain the indexes of the database and are necessary. To repair a translation memory using DVX3, you go to File > Tools > Repair > Translation Memory and select the .dvmdb file that corresponds to the translation memory yo... See more
When moving a DVX translation memory, you need to copy not only the .dvmdb file but also the .dvmdx and .dvmdi files. If you only copy the .dvmdb file, you must repair the translation memory before you can use it – those extra files contain the indexes of the database and are necessary. To repair a translation memory using DVX3, you go to File > Tools > Repair > Translation Memory and select the .dvmdb file that corresponds to the translation memory you want to repair.

[Edited at 2015-03-16 13:16 GMT]
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Natalya Vinkler
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Italy
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Thanks!!! Mar 17, 2015

Thank you very much Epameinondas, it worked!

 
Giovanna Tomaro
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France
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TM won't display May 19, 2020

Hi, I have moved my files to another computer but both the TM and the TD won't show. I have also repaired the TM but nothing happened. Any idea of what to do?

 
Selcuk Akyuz
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Türkiye
Local time: 15:49
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path May 19, 2020

Giovanna Tomaro wrote:

Hi, I have moved my files to another computer but both the TM and the TD won't show. I have also repaired the TM but nothing happened. Any idea of what to do?


Hi Giovanna,

I assume it happens when you open a project. Please go to project settings and relink the TM and TD.


 
Lbenito_atril
Lbenito_atril
Local time: 13:49
TM won't display Jul 3, 2020

Giovanna Tomaro wrote:

Hi, I have moved my files to another computer but both the TM and the TD won't show. I have also repaired the TM but nothing happened. Any idea of what to do?


Hello Giovanna,

Perhaps this article will help you.


 


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