SDL Trados Studio: Cannot open single document for translation when Target Language is "<not set>"
000004205|4/14/2021 9:55 PM
Scope/Environment
SDL Trados Studio 2021
SDL Trados Studio 2019
SDL Trados Studio 2017
Symptoms/Context
You are trying to open a single file for translation but the target language is not set (see first screenshot).
You are trying to select the target language from the drop down list and click OK but nothing happens (see second screenshot) and you cannot begin the translation.
Resolution
There is a workaround for this issue:
Go to File > Options > Editor > Languages
Under the Default Languages settings change from Target Language <not set > to any random target language
Root Cause
Probably something (like the antivirus or local/domain group policy) is blocking Studio from writing the settings.