Title: does not sync files
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# does not sync files

 *  Resolved [ipoblete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipoblete/)
 * (@ipoblete)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-sync-files/)
 * hello,
   I have woocommerce configured with chilean spanish. When I go to the translation
   files in [https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/es-cl/default/wp-plugins/woocommerce/](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/es-cl/default/wp-plugins/woocommerce/)
   it shows that it has approximately 12 thousand strings and already translated.
   Now, my local files when I sync show me only 9 thousand. I already deleted them
   and downloaded the translations again and there is no change.[https://ibb.co/NWrJCbK](https://ibb.co/NWrJCbK)
 * I saw that part of the problem was that I had a setting in “Extracting strings
   
   Skip PHP files larger than” too small. Now I create in total but it does not 
   copy the texts that are already translated.
 * It now looks like this
 * [https://ibb.co/30Q17mz](https://ibb.co/30Q17mz)
 * any idea what it could be?
 * Regards,
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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-sync-files/#post-18147285)
 * Firstly, **don’t extract your own strings**. There are various ways to create
   custom translations…
 * If you add a new language file, then by default this will create a new PO file
   from `woocommerce.pot` which will have ~12k strings, and be 0% translated. Presumably
   this is what your first screenshot is showing, but **this isn’t an error**. Any
   custom translations you add into this file will be [merged](https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/manual/msginit#order)
   with the original system file when they’re displayed on your site.
 * I don’t know what your second screenshot is showing, but it’s important to understand
   that the 12k strings you see at that link include [script translations ](https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/manual/json)
   which GlotPress deliberately **removes** from the PO file that WordPress installs.
   That’s why your system PO shows 9k strings. You can’t edit the additional 3k 
   strings directly via this PO (in fact you shouldn’t edit it at all), so the count
   is technically correct. But if you [copy](https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin/custom-translations)
   this and select **Merge strings from related JSON files** this should give you
   the full 12k, and also copy the translations if you want that duplication.
 * Both of these methods will let you override the GlotPress translations. Which
   method you use depends on exactly what you’re trying to achieve, and also how
   reliable the installed PO file is vs the bundled POT file.
 * Feel free to elaborate on exactly you’re trying to achieve and what isn’t working
   for you.
 *  Thread Starter [ipoblete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipoblete/)
 * (@ipoblete)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-sync-files/#post-18147598)
 * Hi [@timwhitlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * thank you very much for your response. It is more clear now for me. Actually 
   what I wanted to do was to use complete the current woocommerce ES_CL translation
   file and just make the change to some words.
 * Best regards
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-sync-files/#post-18148180)
 * Ok, good. I’ll mark as resolved but feel free to follow up.

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