Error processing command line arguments: Access to the path 'C:\Users\...\My Music' is denied when opening a Trados Studio project package

Article Number:000003066 | Last Updated:9/17/2024 9:34 AM

Scope/Environment

Trados Studio 2024
Trados Studio 2022
Trados Studio 2021
Trados Studio 2019
Trados Studio 2017
Trados Studio 2015

Symptoms/Context

When you open any Trados Studio package, you receive the following error (the folder location might be different than the ones listed here):

Access to the path ' C:\Users\[username]\Documents\My Music' is denied or
Access to the path ' C:\Users\[username]\Documents\My Pictures' is denied or
Access to path ' C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18' denied or
Access to the path ' C:\ProgramData\Application Data' is denied
etc.

Resolution

Workaround:
Reset Trados Studio to default settings

Close Trados Studio
Go to: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio (you can copy/paste this path directly in Windows File Explorer)

for Trados Studio 2015 : rename the folder 12.0.0.0 to OLD_12.0.0.0
for Trados Studio 2017 : rename the folder 14.0.0.0 to OLD_14.0.0.0
for Trados Studio 2019 : rename the folder 15.0.0.0 to OLD_15.0.0.0
for Trados Studio 2021 : rename the folder Studio16 to OLD_Studio16
for Trados Studio 2022: the folder location is C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Trados\Trados Studio where you can rename Studio17 to OLD_Studio17
for Trados Studio 2024: the folder location is C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Trados\Trados Studio where you can rename Studio18 to OLD_Studio18

If you can't find the paths above, open Windows File Explorer, click on View and check Hidden Items checkbox: Showing hidden files, folders and extensions on Windows operating systems

Root Cause

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Error processing command line arguments: Access to the path 'C:\Users\...\My Music' is denied when opening a Trados Studio project package

Workaround:Reset Trados Studio to default settings

Workaround:
Reset Trados Studio to default settings