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This method is useful for sharing TMs between a small group of freelancers:
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[[Wordfast Pro]] does '''not''' currently support [[Translation Memory]] (TM) sharing via LAN or other file sharing services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Apple iCloud, etc.
  
1- If you and your colleagues are on a LAN, you can put all the TMs on a Map Network Drive. If you rather on different locations, you can use shared DropBox folders instead.
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To share TMs and/or glossaries, use [http://wordfast.com/products/products_wordfast_server Wordfast Server] or [[Wordfast Anywhere]].
  
2- In [[Wordfast Pro]] > {{menu|Translation Memory}} menu > {{menu|New/Select TM}}, add the TMs, and mark other's TMs as {{menu|"Selected"}} + {{menu|"Read Only"}}.
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See also [[Sharing a WFA TM or glossary with WFC and WFP users]].
  
3- Mark your own TM as {{menu|"Selected"}}.
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'''Warning: You risk losing all or some of your work if you put your TM or glossary in a shared folder that is synced with the cloud.'''
  
That is to say, each user will have a writeable TM file, but all other users have (read-only) access to all TM files of other team members.
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 30 March 2022

Wordfast Pro does not currently support Translation Memory (TM) sharing via LAN or other file sharing services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Apple iCloud, etc.

To share TMs and/or glossaries, use Wordfast Server or Wordfast Anywhere.

See also Sharing a WFA TM or glossary with WFC and WFP users.

Warning: You risk losing all or some of your work if you put your TM or glossary in a shared folder that is synced with the cloud.