Questions tagged [smb]
Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-layer network protocol allowing access to shared files and shared printers over a network.
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finding the ip of a mounted ip address
I am currently trying to look up the ip address of a mounted smb share for the purpose of accessing it via rclone. Ive tried many solutions, including the ones specified in This Thread, but these ...
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How can I automount SMB to a user directory on macOS Sequoia? [duplicate]
After much struggle, I found a way to mount SMB shares to a user directory on macOS Sequoia:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/78877529/8348310
However, I would like to have this happen automatically when ...
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Unusal behavior for SMB and AFP shares causing file transfer failures
I have a Mac running 10.14 as a file server. I have been copying files to it and today I noticed some very strange caching/buffering behavior. The drive is an external USB 2 HDD, so it tops out at ...
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Unable to access macOS 15 Sequoia SMB shares from Windows 10
I've tried accessing my macOS 15.3 SMB shares from Windows 10 without success. "Windows sharing" is enabled in macOS.
I get a login prompt but it says the credentials are wrong every time. I ...
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Can't reach my Mac from my iPad Pro
I have a smb folder on my Mac mini. That is perfectly reachable from my MacBook Finder app but not from my iPad Pro Files app. I am completely puzzled. I use the same user/password from both devices ...
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Files not visible in network folder in Files app
I have an external storage from LaCie Fuel.
I have connected it first to the LaCie Wi-Fi, then to the normal Wi-Fi. Now I can access it via my MacBook, while still connected to the internet:
So far ...
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IMazing backup to NAS very slow
I was experimenting with iMazing doing backups to my old Zyxl Nas542.
I did tests with AFP, SMB and NFS. Everything was dead slow.
After a while I found out the SMB performance on the Mac is low but ...
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How do I configure smbfs to not use "mfsymlink" option when mounting an SMB share?
I am connecting to a home storage server via SMB. I suspect that Apple's smbfs automatically adds an "mfsymlink" option when mounting server volumes. Is there a way to have it not add that ...
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What exactly is the concept that macOS calls "Windows sharing/Windows File Sharing"?
The file sharing dialog has confused me in every version of macOS I've used so far (Mojave, Ventura, Sonoma...) and I would like to understand the situation better.
In advanced sharing settings (...
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Making Finder play nice with SMB shares
Currently on Sequoia 15.2 although this is evident on earlier versions.
Summary: Finder's leftmost column which normally displays a selection of useful folders and any mounted drives also shows SMB ...
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How to change the Network name of a MacBook?
I am on MacOS 15.1, and want to change the name my MacBook broadcasts to the network. My MacBooks name is MyNames-Macbook-`pro in Settings > General > About > Name and the same in General >...
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Automatically disconnect network drives when connection is interrupted
I use Virtual Machines on macOS via tart. To transfer files between the host and guest, I use SMB which is enabled in System Settings > General > Sharing > File Sharing. That works well.
The ...
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Authentication prompt for "Connect to server" - Touch ID?
Is there any way to make the 'Connect to server' routine in Finder authenticate in a different way?
As a basic password prompt, it's a bit annoying to have to find the password and paste it in. But I ...
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SMB Mount despite being connected to local network (MacOS 13.7.1)
I'm flabbergasted by an unexpected SMB mount on my MacOS. Here the situation
I'm not connected to my local network (actually in a hotel connected through a vpn to the internet, hence not even the IP ...
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MacOS mounted SMB share is not directly aware of new files?
I was absolutely pulling my hair out on what I thought was a bug in my code, where it kept telling me a file did not exist, even though just a second ago my code created that file successfully.
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