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# How to Lock Translations in Transcy

*You edited a translation by hand, then a bulk translation, a Glossary rule or an automation rule replaced it. Lock the translation and Transcy will leave it as it is.*

## How to lock a translation

→ Go to **Transcy** → **Content translation**
→ Open the resource you want (for example **Products**) and select the item
→ Click into the translated field you want to keep
→ In the field toolbar, click the **Lock** button (padlock icon)

![Lock button in the field toolbar](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/5/1/b/351b76ece3eb1400/k01-lock-button_18yo710.png)

Click the same button again to unlock it.

|| Lock works on each field and each language separately. Locking the French translation of a product title does not lock its German translation.

## What a lock protects against

A locked translation is skipped and left exactly as it is by:

* **Translate with AI** (bulk, selected items, or Translate all resources)
* **Automation rules** (auto-translate)
* **Glossary** rules
* **Re-use existing translation** from another market
* **Deleting translations**

Skipped fields use no tokens.

## What you can still change

A lock stops automatic changes, not your own. You can still:

* Edit the locked field and **Save**
* Restore an older version from **Translation history**
* **Mark as translated**

## Good to know

* When you change the original content in your default language, a locked field shows **Outdated** and keeps its current translation. Update it by hand, or unlock it so it can be translated again.
* Locks for theme content belong to your current live theme. If you publish another theme, lock those fields again there.
* You lock one field at a time. There is no bulk lock or "Locked" filter yet.
* Lock is available on all plans. It does not apply to **image translation**.

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If you need further guidance or have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team through LiveChat in your app or email us at support@transcy.io