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How to Fix the “The Specified Project Name Is Invalid” Error in Trados Studio

How to Fix the “The Specified Project Name Is Invalid” Error in Trados Studio - 1

Troubleshooting another Trados Studio error

When creating a project in Trados Studio, you may see the following message:

The specified project name is invalid. The name should not contain any invalid characters such as: \ / : * ? " < > |

How to Fix the “The Specified Project Name Is Invalid” Error in Trados Studio - 2

If this happens even though the project name does not appear to contain any invalid characters, copy the name and paste it into a program such as Word or Notepad. Then copy it again from there and paste it back into the project creation dialog box in Trados Studio. The project will most likely be created without any further issues.

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