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Google Chrome’s ability to seamlessly translate foreign languages into English (or any other preferred language) is easily among its best features. But there are cases where Chrome’s built-in Google Translate module might not work properly. If your browser has a website translation issue, this post should look for ways to fix it.
There are several reasons why Chrome may stop translating foreign sites. It could be due to incorrectly configured language settings, extension conflicts, or an outdated web cache.
So let’s take a look at various troubleshooting fixes that you can apply right away to get Chrome’s translation features to work properly again.
Note: It’s best to update Chrome to the latest version before starting. This alone could fix any glitch or glitch with the built-in Google Translate module.
Activate Conversion Requests
Chrome is set to automatically ask you to translate foreign websites by default. If the browser does not do this, you must ensure that the relevant language setting is enabled.
Launch the Chrome configuration panel, open the Chrome menu and then click Settings.
Expand the Advanced section to the left of the Settings panel, then click Languages. Then click Language under Languages (right side of the window) to reveal additional options.
Make sure the switch next to ‘Offer to translate pages that are not in a language you read’ is set to on.
If you had to activate the option, exit the Settings panel and try to load a foreign website. You should see a request to translate the website immediately.
Translate Web Pages Manually
Sometimes Chrome’s machine translation requests can’t start, especially if web pages contain a mix of languages. But don’t worry. Chrome also comes with an option that lets you translate pages by force.
Right-click on any vacant area within a web page and then click on Translate to English.
This should prompt the browser to translate the foreign language into English. If you want to return to the original language, just reload the page.
use incognito mode
If you repeatedly get a ‘This page couldn’t translate’ error message (or something similar) in Google Chrome, an extension is likely to be conflicting with the built-in Google Translate module.
To confirm this is the case, try loading the website in incognito mode as it runs with all extensions disabled-open the Chrome menu and then click New Incognito Mode to open an incognito window.
If Chrome translates foreign web pages perfectly in Incognito Mode, you need to isolate the problematic extension.
Head to the Chrome Extensions screen (Chrome menu > More Tools > Extensions) and then keep extensions disabled while trying to translate web pages to isolate the problematic extension.
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Clear cookies and cache
An not updated Chrome web cache may also drop ‘This page could not translate’ error.
If the issue is limited to a single site, try clearing the web cache related to that site. First, load the website into a new tab, click on the padlock symbol in the address bar, then select Site Settings.
On the Site Settings page that appears, click Clear Data. This should cause Chrome to delete all locally stored data from the website.
Update the website. The browser will probably translate it smoothly.
Alternatively, you can clear the entire browser cache in instances where Chrome cannot translate multiple websites. Just remember that you will need to log in to the sites again once you’ve done that.
Go to Chrome Settings > Privacy & Security > Clear Browsing Data. In the Clear Browsing Data box that appears, switch to the Advanced tab, set the Time Span to Every Pleasure, check the boxes next to ‘Cookies and Site Data’ and ‘Images and Cached Files’ and then , click Clear Data.
Warning: Do not check the boxes next to ‘Passwords and other login data’ and ‘Auto-Fill Form Data’. Otherwise, Chrome will permanently delete passwords and auto-complete data.
Use Google Translate Extension
Despite going through the previous fixes, Chrome’s built-in Google Translate module may stop working on certain sites for unknown reasons.
In that case, try using the Google Translate extension instead. You can download it from the Chrome Web Store.
Download Google Translate
The Google Translate extension allows you to quickly translate entire pages and text fragments. It also has the ability to send words, sentences or paragraphs directly to the Google Translate website.
You can disable the Google Translate extension and enable it only for instances where Chrome’s built-in Google Translate module cannot launch.
Translation start
Hopefully, the troubleshooting tips above have helped you deal with Chrome’s translation puzzles. If you still have frequent issues with the built-in Google Translate module, consider resetting Chrome—it’s a great way to get started with the browser with a blank slate.