Sharing projects via network drives is not a supported workflow scenario. Sharing local file based resources via network drives is not supported.

You are sharing Trados Studio projects via a network drive, possibly with several Trados instances accessing the same project folder.
You are experiencing issues that include but may not be limited to:

• Changes one user makes are overwritten by changes from another user.
• You receive error messages or experience performance issues that do not occur if the project is saved on a local drive.
• In Trados GroupShare projects, you are prompted to log in with different credentials than your own.
• Translation memories/termbases become disabled (if users that do not have access to the resource work with the project or if your network drive is mapped with different letters for different users)
• File based local resources become corrupt or extremely slow.

While storing projects on a network drive may work if the network drive is sufficiently reliable and fast, it is important that each user stores the project in a folder that only their Trados instance accesses.
Note: Support does not provide assistance for issues that arise because projects are shared via a network drive.

Solution: Trados GroupShare, Trados Team, Trados Accelerate or Trados Enterprise

If you would like to share projects or resources with your colleagues and external users, consider the Trados GroupShare project server or Trados Team, Trados Accelerate or Trados Enterprise as a solution.
If you are already using a server or cloud based solution: It remains important that each user stores the local copy of the project in a folder that only their Trados instance accesses. Projects are synchronized via server or cloud instead.