Cleanup

To convert bilingual TXLF files to their original source format in the target language, use the Cleanup action. Refer to Translate Segments.

Alert:

Cleanup updates the translation memory (TM).

To clean up a bilingual TXLF file:

Click the Wordfast Pro drop-down menu and select Quick Tools.
Click the Cleanup tab.
Click Add Files to browse and select a file from a folder or click Add Folder to browse and select a folder and all its files.
Add and select a Translation Memory.

Note:
To better understand content matches or the TM, refer to Leverage Project TMs.
(Optional) Select TM Update Options:
- Update Option — Select one of the TM update options from the drop-down menu: Append, Do not add to TM, Do not overwrite TU, Overwrite existing TU, or Overwrite if attributes are identical.
- Add attribute — Select and enter an attribute to write to the TM for the cleaned up segments
- Add file name as an attribute — Select to add the TXLF file name as an attribute to write to the TM for cleaned up segments
- Write 'unedited fuzzy' to TM — Select to write fuzzy matches to the TM without user modification
- Write 'unedited autopropagated fuzzy' to TM — Select to write automatically inserted fuzzy matches to the TM without user modification
- Write 'exact' matches to TM — Select to write context matches to the TM without user modification
- Write 'unedited MT' to TM — Select to write machine translation to the TM without user modification
(Optional) Select the Translated File Settings:
- Create translated files — Default option; generates final files in original format
- Place translated files in TXLF location — Saves the translated files in the same location as your TXLF files
- Choose location for translated files — Sets a location on your local computer for translated files after you browse and select it
- Add language suffix for filename — Adds the target language code to the file name as a suffix
Click Clean Up.