Shortcut on Mac desktop to Windows Server Share

[Koldov]

The Headteacher has a Mac...

[Sonic007]

Have you tried Go menu, Connect to server, and then type: smb://IPaddress/sharename

[Koldov]

Hi yes thanks, that part is ok as it then seems to put a 'shortcut' to the share on the desktop.

 

However if you then reboot the Mac it doesn't reconnect and the 'shortcut' has disappeared.

[tmoon-mint]

System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login items

 

Drag the shortcut from the desktop into login items and it will map the drive at login. Save the credentials to the keychain to ensure it connects without prompting.

Edited July 1, 2022 by tmoon-mint

[Koldov]

System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login items

 

Thanks, only 2 issues...

 

Drag the shortcut from the desktop into login items and it will map the drive at login.

 

It seems to actually open the share in a finder window as well as showing a shortcut on the desktop, not really a deal breaker (I think), but a bit annoying.

 

Save the credentials to the keychain to ensure it connects without prompting.

 

I have no idea what this means, but it seems to do OK without it.

 

It might be a permissions issue on the share as there is one Staff share (open to everyone) that reappears no matter what even when not in 'Login Items', the other two (Admin and SLT) seem to need it as they have stricter permissions...

 

Also I may have worked around it anyway as when I connected I dragged the shortcut to the dock instead (I also put them in Login Items' just in case, but ticked 'Hidden').