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FileMaker Pro 9.0 Shared File Message

When a user tries to access a FMP 9.0 DB from a known working shortcut on her desktop, the FMP application opens and then she sees the following message:

"Name of Database" is a shared file. Opening a shared file directly from a remote volume will reduce performance and can affect reliability. You should instead share the file by opening with FileMaker on the same computer where the file is stored on disk.

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Thank you for the quick response. She has tried to open it, but then FMP hangs. She is concerned that there may be an issue with the DB because last week, she was not seeing this message. I file is located on the server, and she is on a workstation using a desktop shortcut to open the file directly. If the DB was not closed properly, would this error appear? Does FMP have the ability to check the DB consistency? If so, how?

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Are you saying the file is NOT corrupt. If that is the case, great. Then how do I fix the problem? Do I have to reshare the file from the server? If so, any guidance?

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Neither of the solutions worked and the problem self resolved.