Cann't start personal file sharing service

open "system preferences->sharing",then start "personal file sharing "service,the status is holding on "file sharing startup" for a long time,I donn't know why,please help me,thanks.

See if dragging this file to the Desktop, (can move back if it doesn't work), then rebooting allows you to set it...
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist

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