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10.3: Delete cached files to solve Windows networking issues
Authored by: ahunter on Feb 01, '04 01:49:16PM

I've noticed this. This location is where the directories are actually mounted: so make sure that they are unmounted before deleting anything.

The problems are caused by the Finder fighting the automounter: when a server goes down, its shares are unmounted. But the finder doesn't notice this for a while, and can display the server as mounted but with no files... and then it creates a .DS_Store file in the now local directory. When the server comes back up again, the automounter notices the .DS_Store file and fails to mount the server, assuming the directory is now in use for something else.

Solution? Delete the .DS_Store files. Or just delete the whole directory. It seems sometimes you'll need to kick the automounter (killall -HUP automount), or the Finder (relaunch it using command-option-escape), or both. I suspect the problem doesn't happen if the remote servers remain up, which may be how it slipped through Apple QA.



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10.3: Delete cached files to solve Windows networking issues
Authored by: osxfan57 on Mar 26, '04 10:08:26PM

Followed these suggestions. No dice. Still the shared Windows resources don't show up in the Network pane of the Finder. They do show up in the automount/Network folder using Terminal. I can also connect to them without any problem using command-K in the Finder. So what the heck is it with Apple's claim that networking is easier?? Where is the fix to make shared drives show up in the Finder?

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iMac 17, OS 10.3



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