Error message when opening Trados Studio: The type initializer for 'Sdl.Community.XliffCompare.Core.Processor' threw an exception
000019201|12/13/2022 11:00 PM
Scope/Environment
Trados Studio 2022
Trados Studio 2021
Symptoms/Context
When opening Trados Studio after installing the SDLXLIFF Compare plugin you encounter the error message below:
The type initializer for 'Sdl.Community.XliffCompare.Core.Processor' threw an exception.
Resolution
1. Make sure TradosStudio ( including the error message) is closed 2. a. For Trados Studio 2022 Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Trados\Trados Studio\17\Plugins\Packages (just paste the path in Windows File Explorer and hit Enter) b. For Trados Studio 2021 Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\16\Plugins\Packages (just paste the path in Windows File Explorer and hit Enter) 3. Delete the plugin you installed 4. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\SdlXliffCompare and rename the folder to SdlXliffCompare_old
Note: If the plugin is not in that location please repeat the step for the 2 locations below
For Trados Studio 2022: C:\ProgramData\Trados\Trados Studio\17\Plugins\Packages C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Trados\Trados Studio\17\Plugins\Packages
For Trados Studio 2021: C:\ProgramData\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\16\Plugins\Packages C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\16\Plugins\Packages
5. Start Studio and check if the issue still occurs