# General Translation Integrations: Managing translations
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/managing-translations.mdx
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title: Managing translations
description: How to update, retranslate, and remove files with the Google Drive integration.
related:
  links:
    - /docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/translating-content

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After the first translation, you can update the same translated copies whenever a source changes. You can also start over with a fresh translation or remove a file from the integration.

## Apply source changes [#apply-changes]

1. Open **Project > Integrations > Connected**, then select the Google Drive integration.
2. Select each source file that changed.
3. Choose the languages to update.
4. Click **Apply changes**.

The integration reuses translations where it can, translates the new or changed content, and updates the existing copies.

Review the result when you change slides, tables, or other parts of the file's structure.

<Callout type="info">
  **Large presentations:** If Google Drive cannot update a presentation in place, the integration creates a replacement, updates the managed link, and moves the previous copy to Drive trash. If moving the old copy fails, both copies may remain.
</Callout>

## Force retranslation [#force]

Use **Force retranslation** when you want a completely new translation instead of reusing previous work.

1. Select at least one file that has a translated version.
2. Check **Force retranslation**.
3. Click **Retranslate**.
4. Review the warning, then confirm.

<Callout type="warn">
  Force retranslation replaces translated text and layout changes in the existing copy and uses additional translation credits. The checkbox stays selected for repeated runs with the same file selection; changing the selected files clears it.
</Callout>

## Reconnect Google Drive [#drive-access]

If the integration can no longer open or update a file, reconnect the account that provides access:

- For a personal account, click **Connect account** and sign in again.
- For an Organization shared drive, ask an Organization admin to check **Organization > Connections**.

The account or Organization connection must be able to edit the existing translated copy. If it cannot, the integration stops that file and language instead of creating an unrelated duplicate.

## Unlink a source file [#unlink]

Open the file's menu and choose **Remove**. This only removes the file from the integration; it does not delete the source or any translated copies from Google Drive.

## Next steps

- /docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/translating-content