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Import filter for markdown files wanted | Thanks!

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:23:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Thanks!

Thank you so much, this seems to work and I'll try the next batch in Trados.

(I hadn't expected the macro file to contain the instructions, ooops!)

Thanks, Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | How to install and run

CafeTran Trainer — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:06:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: How to install and run

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:

As for CafeTran's tips: thank you very much, they do look and sound useful. Just ... I don't know how to use them. I downloaded the macro, but in which environment do I apply it to the file? I also downloaded the chained filter from the io groups but same problem: How do I get memoQ to take note of this filter?

[/quote]

From the macro file:

'======================================================================
' MarkdownHiddenTags - Microsoft Word VBA module
' ------------------------------------------------------------------
' Marks every piece of Markdown *markup* in the active document with
' the font attribute "Hidden", so only the translatable running text
' stays visible. Written in plain VBA (no RegExp / no Windows-only
' objects), so it works in Word for Mac as well as Word for Windows.
'
' INSTALL
' 1. Word > Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor
' (Mac: Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor, or Alt+F11)
' 2. File > Import File... and pick MarkdownHiddenTags.bas
' 3. Close the editor.
'
' USE
' 1. File > Open, set "Enable:" / file type to "All Files",
' open the .md file (choose UTF-8 if the encoding dialog appears).
' If Word refuses the .md extension, rename it to .txt first.
' 2. Tools > Macro > Macros... > TagMarkdownAsHiddenText > Run
'
' MACROS IN THIS MODULE
' TagMarkdownAsHiddenText - tag all markup as hidden text
' RemoveHiddenTextTags - clear the Hidden attribute everywhere
' ToggleHiddenTextDisplay - show / hide the hidden markup on screen
'
' WHAT GETS HIDDEN
' ATX headings (#..######) incl. closing hashes | setext underlines
' horizontal rules (---, ***, ___) | fenced code delimiters (``` ~~~)
' block quote markers (>) | bullet markers (- * +)
' ordered list markers (1. 1)) | task boxes ([ ] [x])
' inline code delimiters (` `` ```) | emphasis runs (* ** *** _ __)
' strikethrough (~~) | table pipes and delimiter rows
' link/image syntax ![alt](url) [text](url) [text][ref]
' autolinks | backslash escapes
'
' NOTES
' - Text inside inline code and fenced code blocks is left untouched,
' so the ** in `**bold**` is not mistaken for emphasis.
' - Indented code blocks (4+ spaces) are left untouched entirely.
' - Hidden text is excluded from printing (Options.PrintHiddenText is
' set to False) and most CAT tools can be told to skip it.
' - Saving back as "Plain Text (*.txt)" keeps the hidden characters,
' so the Markdown round-trips intact. Rename to .md afterwards.
'======================================================================

Import filter for markdown files wanted | I did, of course.

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: I did, of course.

Well, as I said, that's exactly what I did.

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Select file type

Rodolfo Raya — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:03:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: Select file type

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:

I downloaded XLIFF Manager but it throws me an error: "Error processing JSON file [path][filename].md.xlf (The system cannot find the specified file)"
[/quote]

Check that "Markdown" is selected as file type before creating the XLIFF

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Error in XLIFF Manager

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Error in XLIFF Manager

Thanks, Rodolfo.

I downloaded XLIFF Manager but it throws me an error: "Error processing JSON file [path][filename].md.xlf (The system cannot find the specified file)"

Well I didn't do anything with JSON and if XLIFF Manager doesn't create the required .xlf file I don't know where it would be coming from because I pointed it to an .md file. I have no .xlf file.

I specified the .md file I want to translate, set source and target languanges, markdown and UTF-8 and hit "Create XLIFF". I don't see that I would or could do anything else. Yes, I did look at the documentation. I'm working under German Windows 11.

No luck ...
Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | XLIFF Manager supports Markdown

Rodolfo Raya — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:25:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: XLIFF Manager supports Markdown

[quote]

I had a look at XliffManager, Rodolfo. It doesn't specifically mention markdown, so I a little reluctant to test it. So far it seems to import only what Trados itself can do anyway.

As for CafeTran's tips: thank you very much, they do look and sound useful. Just ... I don't know how to use them.
[/quote]

XLIFF Manager supports markdown. You can see it in [url removed]

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Cool, thanks. But how do I run a macro?

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Cool, thanks. But how do I run a macro?

Hi Rodolfo and CafeTran,

first of all: sorry for the late reply – I was pretty busy during the past few days.

I had a look at XliffManager, Rodolfo. It doesn't specifically mention markdown, so I a little reluctant to test it. So far it seems to import only what Trados itself can do anyway.

As for CafeTran's tips: thank you very much, they do look and sound useful. Just ... I don't know how to use them. I downloaded the macro, but in which environment do I apply it to the file? I also downloaded the chained filter from the io groups but same problem: How do I get memoQ to take note of this filter?

I'd be grateful for further directions.

Cheers
Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Cascading filter

CafeTran Trainer — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Cascading filter

A kind person uploaded this cascading filter that she wrote:

[url removed]

You have to subscribe to the mQ Group first:

[quote]In order to prevent spam, subscriptions by e-mail via the Subscribe address [email removed] will only be accepted if you add a brief reason why you wish to join the group.[/quote]

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Macro as a workaround

CafeTran Trainer — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:32:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Macro as a workaround

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:

My Trados version is Trados Studio 2022. [/quote]

I have tested the macro TagMarkdownAsHiddenText with Trados 2022. The tagged Markdown file looks like this in Trados:

I have created a pseudo-translation in Trados and exported it. In Ms Word I selected all text in the translation, removed the "Hidden Text" font attribute*) and saved as plain text with the extension ".md". I opened the file in One Markdown and found that it is a valid Markdown file:

If you want to test the macro, you can download it here:

Download MarkdownHiddenTags.bas.zip @ [url removed]

Here's a bigger image of the source column in Trados:

(A lot of tags indeed… The double and triple tags that are separated by a space could be combined to reduce the number of tags.)

---

*) You can also run RemoveHiddenTextTags.

[Edited at 2026-08-01 06:31 GMT]

Import filter for markdown files wanted | XLIFF Manager

Rodolfo Raya — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:28:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: XLIFF Manager

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:
As far as I can tell, XLIFF Manager only starts working once I have a project in Trados.
[/quote]

I am talking about the standalone XLIFF Manager, not the Trados plugin.

With XLIFF Manager you create XLIFF from your Markdown files and translate the XLIFF in Trados or MemoQ. When ready, convert the translateed XLIFF back to Markdown and deliver.

Regards,
Rodolfo

Import filter for markdown files wanted | How would XLIFF Manager help?

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:46:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: How would XLIFF Manager help?

Hi Rodolfo,

I now also had a look at XLIFF Manager. You had suggested the following workflow:

[quote]- Convert your Markdown files to XLIFF using XLIFF Manager
- Translate the XLIFF with your favorite CAT tool
- Merge the translated XLIFF back to Markdown using XLIFF Manager
- Deliver the translated Markdown
[/quote]

As far as I can tell, XLIFF Manager only starts working once I have a project in Trados. Which means that I would need to have imported the .md file already – and at that stage things have already gone wrong.

I don't see how XLIFF Manager would help me importing the .md file correctly. Perhaps you could explain further what you had in mind for my problem?

Thanks and best regards
Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Where can I download just an .md import filter?

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:10:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Where can I download just an .md import filter?

Thank you, Li-Hsiang and CafeTran.

Li-Hsiang, my markdown file is not complex at all, it is hardly more than a text file, there are just heading hierarchies, the odd bold format and some graphics buttons, links and screenshots. I found that I can process it as a text file in memoQ, but it would be nice to handle the graphics and links as graphics and links: easier to work with, and a lower risk of errors.

CafeTran, your screenshot looks good. My Trados version is Trados Studio 2022. When I imported the .md file it handled links and buttons well (better than memoQ) but messed up a paragraph break between heading and text which resulted in a significant error in the file. And in the output file it deleted the line breaks with in a paragraph (my client has all sentences in a separate line). That meant I would have to check not only my actual translation but also the entire file format. I feel that is too risky because I could easily overlook something.

My memoQ version is 10.0.10, as I explained in my original posting. That is the whole point in fact: This version does not have an import filter for markdown, which is why I would like to add just this one filter to my existing installation and which is why I am posting my question in this forum dedicated to memoQ.

Cheers
Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Trados

CafeTran Trainer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Trados

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:

Trados (my preferred tool) kind of works but is not handling this format as well as it should. [/quote]

Which version of Trados are you using? And what are the problems?

My sample Markdown looks like this in Trados 2024 (with formatting tags hidden):

Display in memoQ 11.2 is also good. There you also have the HTML WYSIWYG display.

Transit NXT doesn't support .md, at least not on my computer.

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Sorry for that

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:40:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: Sorry for that

Looks like your .md has a rather complexe structure?
I wrote an md extractor and md builder longtime ago, but they run merely on my pc.

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Doesn't fit

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:37:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Doesn't fit

Thanks, Li-Hsiang.

I noted that Pandoc runs in my browser and liked that. So I tested it but found that it doesn't work for my purposes.

It doesn't handle all of my markdown code correctly and I found no way of converting the translated html file into the proper markdown format after translation. Which means that I cannot use the result.

Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Pandoc

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:12:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: Pandoc

Pandoc app runs locally in your browser.
But a more secured way is using Pandoc CLI from your terminal.

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Thanks – but ...

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer
Post title: Thanks – but ...

Thanks everybody for your suggestions.

I'll look into Pandoc, interesting!

(But I will certainly not throw my client's file into the mouth of a greedy LLM, let alone translate it for me. I'm here because I can do translations myself and am in fact booked specifically for that skill.)

What I was hoping to get is simply the extra import filter that I can add to my memoQ installation (which is why I asked my question in the memoQ forum). Is there no way to add one filter?

Thanks,
Katja

Import filter for markdown files wanted | WYSIWYG

CafeTran Trainer — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:21:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: WYSIWYG

[quote]Katja Heimann-Kiefer wrote:

Here, I can import the markdown files as text only but of course then all the marks come up as regular text. [/quote]

That's indeed not what you want. A good .md filter would allow WYSIWYG display in the grid. Perhaps something like:

Example file: Download markdown_guide.md.zip @ [url removed]

[Edited at 2026-07-31 07:15 GMT]

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Markdown XLIFF

Rodolfo Raya — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: Markdown <-> XLIFF

- Convert your Markdown files to XLIFF using XLIFF Manager
- Translate the XLIFF with your favorite CAT tool
- Merge the translated XLIFF back to Markdown using XLIFF Manager
- Deliver the translated Markdown

Regards,
Rodolfo

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Let AI handle the Markdown

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:10:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: Let AI handle the Markdown

If you don't mind using an LLM for the translation, you can send the text as it is to an LLM with a clear instruction: "You must preserve ALL Markdown elements and syntax. Translate only the human-readable text." LLMs understand and handle Markdown perfectly. And you will get a .md translated with the original formating.

Import filter for markdown files wanted | Pandoc

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: Pandoc

Hi Katja,
You may try Pandoc: [url removed]
If your CAT tool supports HTML, you may convert the .md file into .html, translate the text with your CAT tool. Finally, use Pandoc to convert the CAT HTML output back to .md.
Generally, your formating, hyperlinks and structure will be kept this way.
Otherwise, converting the .md file into .docx is fine too.
Hope it is helpful.

Import filter for markdown files wanted

Katja Heimann-Kiefer — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: Import filter for markdown files wanted
Poster: Katja Heimann-Kiefer

Hi there,

I am working on a test for a new client who sends me markdown files. Trados (my preferred tool) kind of works but is not handling this format as well as it should. That's why I tried memoQ.

Here, I can import the markdown files as text only but of course then all the marks come up as regular text. Manageable but not helpful. Still, memoQ handles the file format better than Trados, so I'd like to find a way of importing the files properly to have the marks as actual tags.

I see that newer versions of memoQ have a markdown filter but my version doesn't (translator.pro 10.0.10 – because I have been working a lot less for the agency that I mainly used it for, at some point upgrading made no sense).

Is there anywhere I can download a markdown filter for memoQ?

Thanks and best regards
Katja

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Dear PAS

espoir03 — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: espoir03
Post title: Dear PAS

[quote]PAS wrote:

"I believe, my biggest problem is, although OneDrive is no longer synced, for some reason, a lot of files are still in OneDrive and I don't know how to revert everything."

When One Drive is not synced and there are files there, you can treat its contents as they would be in a regular folder - copy, move, delete - to other locations. Again - I have a lot of stuff in One Drive - mostly translation reference files and they are just sitting there, and have been for many years now. They are not synced with anything. I just use One Drive as cloud storage.
A Q&D fix is to rename folders that you want One Drive to leave alone. It will lose the path.
As to Memoq - you need to assign Memoq to look for your projects elsewhere (in other folders). But here I can't help you because I only use Memoq at work and other people do these things for me :-/ [/quote]

Thank you very much for sharing your experiences.
OneDrive messed up everything!
Do you think it's easier if I just export memoQ project, uninstall OneDrive completely, then uninstall and reinstall memoQ?

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Revert

PAS — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:09:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: PAS
Post title: Revert

"I believe, my biggest problem is, although OneDrive is no longer synced, for some reason, a lot of files are still in OneDrive and I don't know how to revert everything."

When One Drive is not synced and there are files there, you can treat its contents as they would be in a regular folder - copy, move, delete - to other locations. Again - I have a lot of stuff in One Drive - mostly translation reference files and they are just sitting there, and have been for many years now. They are not synced with anything. I just use One Drive as cloud storage.
A Q&D fix is to rename folders that you want One Drive to leave alone. It will lose the path.
As to Memoq - you need to assign Memoq to look for your projects elsewhere (in other folders). But here I can't help you because I only use Memoq at work and other people do these things for me :-/

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Thank you Samuel

espoir03 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: espoir03
Post title: Thank you Samuel

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]PAS wrote:
[quote]espoir03 wrote:
However, since my most important files are currently stored in OneDrive my document folder, I haven't tried that yet. I can't lose any files there. [/quote]
I think that's not quite correct. Your files are stored in the "Documents" folder (if that's where you store them) and One Drive syncs that folder. [/quote]
While this is how it works on some computers, on most computers OneDrive behaves differently. It creates a folder named "OneDrive" and then it creates subfolders e.g. "Documents" and then it moves your files from the original default "Documents" folder into its own OneDrive/Documents folder. If you delete those files or folders, you are deleting your actual files. You also can't simply copy or move the files back to the original empty Documents folder, because it affects things like file linking. Also, Windows now considers the OneDrive/Documents folder to be your new default Documents folder, which is why programs like MemoQ does that too.

[quote]When you stop syncing your files, you can start copying / moving them as you see fit. [/quote]
This may be true on systems where OneDrive did not create a OneDrive/'Documents" etc. folder, but YMMV on systems where OneDrive create a OneDrive folder with subfolders.

[quote]Another thing - not syncing doesn't prevent me from using One Drive as passive storage space - I just copy stuff there and it sits there as long as I need. [/quote]
It is true that one can use OneDrive as passive storage, but the usual way OneDrive works doesn't just do passive storage: it provides syncing. If you have successfully figured out how to use OneDrive's passive storage, then you can e.g. delete files from the cloud without affecting the files on your computer. But if your OneDrive is set up to do syncing, deleting a file in the cloud will also cause it to be deleted on your computer. [/quote]

Exactly. memoQ is storing any new projects to "Documents" but for some reason that "Documents" folder is located inside "OneDrive" and I don't know how to remove this path.
Also, when I check "Location" in memoQ, some projects are still stored in "Documents" (which is not within OneDrive) and some projects are stored in "Documents" within OneDrive. I believe this is because I quickly turned off syncing when I noticed, but when I try to move a project that is stored in "Documents" not within OneDrive, memoQ says "memoQ cannot open this project because the files no longer exist in their original location.".....

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Dear PAS

espoir03 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: espoir03
Post title: Dear PAS

[quote]PAS wrote:

"my most important files are currently stored in OneDrive my document folder"

I think that's not quite correct. Your files are stored in the "Documents" folder (if that's where you store them) and One Drive syncs that folder. If you stop One Drive from syncing this folder (and any others), it will throw a tantrum, but the files in the "Documents" folder and on One Drive will remain intact. Do not delete anything (yet). When you stop syncing your files, you can start copying / moving them as you see fit.

FWIW, I have never kept any documents, work files, images etc. on the same drive as my system (i.e. C:). Always on a separate physical drive, if only possible. This greatly simplifies system reinstalls.

Another thing - not syncing doesn't prevent me from using One Drive as passive storage space - I just copy stuff there and it sits there as long as I need. [/quote]

Thank you for your comment. I hope that's not quite correct too, but unfortunately, when I check "location" in memoQ, ANY new project I create is automatically stored in "C->User->OneDrive->Document->My memoQ project" and everything goes through OneDrive, not to the "Documents" directly.

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Dear PAS

espoir03 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:58:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: espoir03
Post title: Dear PAS

[quote]PAS wrote:

The first thing you can / should do is stop it from syncing anything. In the settings remove all folders it "backs up" / syncs.
Then turn one drive off, make sure it doesn't turn on automatically on startup etc.

Then you should be able to safely organize your files as you see fit.

As to removing all links to One Drive - saving new documents etc. - I'm afraid it's a manual tedious process. MS is pretty aggressive about using their stuff - every time Edge updates it insists on becoming the default browser etc. [/quote]

Thank you for the reply.
I believe I stopped OneDrive from syncing already. In my computer, OneDrive says "not signed in" and every time I turn on my computer, it never sign in or start syncing, so I think that is already solved.
I believe, my biggest problem is, although OneDrive is no longer synced, for some reason, a lot of files are still in OneDrive and I don't know how to revert everything.

OneDrive and memoQ issue | Dear Samuel

espoir03 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:53:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: espoir03
Post title: Dear Samuel

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[b]Important:[/b] Simply uninstalling OneDrive won't undo the creation of the OneDrive folder, and deleting the OneDrive folder manually may (will?) cause many of your existing files to become completely lost. And since OneDrive is a sync system and not a backup system (despite the language used by Microsoft in their marketing material), deleting your files in the cloud will cause them to be deleted on your computer as well.

To get rid of the OneDrive folder tree and return everything to how it was before, here is a video that appears to show the [url= [url removed] ]same advice[/url] as what a Microsoft representative had once given:
[url removed]
It claims to get rid of the OneDrive folder and return all your files back to their original locations.

Leo Notenboom's advice is usually accurate:
[url removed]
However, Leo's advice retains the OneDrive folder tree.

[Edited at 2026-07-21 07:39 GMT] [/quote]

Thank you very much. I just started to watch the first video.
I can't click "Sync and back up" because mine is greyed out and unclickable.
When I click MyDrive icon on toolbar, it says "not signed in"
Should I sign in first? However, I am concerned that once I sign in, OneDrive might start syncing everything automatically.

OneDrive and memoQ issue | One Drive

PAS — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:27:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: PAS
Post title: One Drive

@Samuel - OK, I stand corrected, however my main point is to kill as many automatic One Drive processes as you can. As I said - it's a tedious manual process (default "save" locations etc.). The main point is - stop One Drive from Syncing anything. Then work from there.

"But if your OneDrive is set up to do syncing, deleting a file in the cloud will also cause it to be deleted on your computer."

Not if the file in the cloud is in a folder that is not being synced. The first thing you must do is turn off everything in the One Drive "Back up folders on this PC" dialog. Then turn off One Drive from your Settings -> Apps -> Startup. Then work from there.

OneDrive and memoQ issue | @PAS, I think you are mistaken

Samuel Murray — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:49:00 +0000

Forum: MemoQ support
Topic: OneDrive and memoQ issue
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @PAS, I think you are mistaken

[quote]PAS wrote:
[quote]espoir03 wrote:
However, since my most important files are currently stored in OneDrive my document folder, I haven't tried that yet. I can't lose any files there. [/quote]
I think that's not quite correct. Your files are stored in the "Documents" folder (if that's where you store them) and One Drive syncs that folder. [/quote]
While this is how it works on some computers, on most computers OneDrive behaves differently. It creates a folder named "OneDrive" and then it creates subfolders e.g. "Documents" and then it moves your files from the original default "Documents" folder into its own OneDrive/Documents folder. If you delete those files or folders, you are deleting your actual files. You also can't simply copy or move the files back to the original empty Documents folder, because it affects things like file linking. Also, Windows now considers the OneDrive/Documents folder to be your new default Documents folder, which is why programs like MemoQ does that too.

[quote]When you stop syncing your files, you can start copying / moving them as you see fit. [/quote]
This may be true on systems where OneDrive did not create a OneDrive/'Documents" etc. folder, but YMMV on systems where OneDrive create a OneDrive folder with subfolders.

[quote]Another thing - not syncing doesn't prevent me from using One Drive as passive storage space - I just copy stuff there and it sits there as long as I need. [/quote]
It is true that one can use OneDrive as passive storage, but the usual way OneDrive works doesn't just do passive storage: it provides syncing. If you have successfully figured out how to use OneDrive's passive storage, then you can e.g. delete files from the cloud without affecting the files on your computer. But if your OneDrive is set up to do syncing, deleting a file in the cloud will also cause it to be deleted on your computer.