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Follow the directions below to add a Trusted site: 


  1. In the search bar at the bottom left of Windows, search for Internet Options.
  2. When the Internet Properties diagloue window appears, click  the Security tab.
  3. At the top, select a zone to view or change security settings box, select the green Trusted Sites  checkbox icon. 
  4. Click the button for Sites.
  5. In the Trusted sites dialgue window enter the path to the location in which your database files are stored: ie:

  6. files:///X:/Database/


  7. Then, uncheck the "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone checkbox at the bottom of the window.  Then click the Add button and the Close button.

  8. You should now be able to open the databases.