Receiving Acrobat Form Responses

Hi there,
I've been expericing trouble receving entries from my Acrobat forms. I made a few test entries and although it indicates that the form has been submitted, I can't seem to receive any responses when I try updating the Master form.
On Tracker, it says "Could not access the network resource".
I've tried editing the file location, as well as "repairing Adobe Installation", to no avail.
Would greatly appreciate help ASAP, we're expecting a lot of entries to come through today.
Thank you,
Lindsay

Did you try with proper Usage rights?
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