Updated on March 18, 2025 with an improved and more comprehensive script for resetting Studio.

The following script could be used to reset RWS Trados Studio to its default settings. This could be helpful for troubleshooting Studio issues.

A couple of notes:

• This is still true but currently no longer needed as the current version of the script scans scans and lists all the Studio versions found in them the system so should be reasonably future-proof.
  To use the script with newer versions of Studio, please rename the “14.0.0.0” folder in the path to match the version number of the current Studio version you are trying to reset, e.g. “15.0.0.0”, “16.0.0.0”…. “xx.0.0.0”.
• There should be a way to effectively reset Studio within the Profile Settings in Studio itself which might be work exploring.

To Do

As of March 2025, most of these have been implemented.

Originally I’ve created the script for personal use, as a quick and easy way to reset Studio for troubleshooting purposes. Therefore, it was not as robust as it could be. Here are some of of the functionality I’d like to add:

• An Options List so the user can choose his or her version of Studio out of the last 2 or 3 versions of Studio;
• A more reliable error checking and reporting function to alert the user if the reset had failed;
• Potentially a preliminary check to see if Studio is running in the background and closing Studio in before proceeding with the reset if it is already running;
• A way to revert back to the last configuration before the reset if the reset didn’t solve the problem.

Should I ever get around to updating the script, I’ll update this post.

Instructions for Using the RWS Trados Studio Reset Utility

1. Download the script.
   Note: some programs or security features might prevent the script from being downloaded, in which case, or you want to edit its content yourself, please copy and paste the below code snippet into a text editor and save it as a .bat file (e.g., “RWS_Studio_Reset.bat”).
2. If Studio is running, the script will prompt you to close it.
3. The script will scan for installed Studio versions (e.g., 15.0.0.0 [Studio 2019], 16.0.0.0 [Studio 2021], and so on).
4. Select the version you want to reset by typing the number next to it from the list
5. Confirm by typing “YES” when prompted.
6. The script will create backup folders with a timestamp and reset the selected version.
7. When you next launch RWS Studio, it will recreate default settings.

Note: Your current settings are preserved in folders with
“_bak_<timestamp>” suffix and can be manually restored if needed by removing “_bak_<timestamp>” from the folder name.