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How do I stop a network drive from disconnecting on my Mac?
Making permanent connections
- From the Mac you want to mount a networked drive, start System Preferences.
- Select Users &Groups.
- Click Login Items.
- Click +.
- Navigate to your networked Server.
- Highlight the share you’d like to have automatically mount.
- Click Add.
How do you fix mapped drives disappearing when there is no network connection?
Right click your mapped drive and go to properties. Check the “Reconnect” box. If you are using Home Folders for your user accounts, create a mapped drive in the GPO, setting %HOMESHARE% as the location, and select the drive letter you are using for home drives. Make sure to check the reconnect box here as well.
Why does my mapped drive keep disconnecting?
This behavior occurs because the systems can drop idle connections after a specified time-out period (by default, 15 minutes) to prevent wasting server resources on unused sessions. The connection can be re-established quickly, if necessary.
Why does my Mac keep ejecting my external hard drive?
There are a few other instances that can cause random ejection of an external drive: Defective external drive cable. Defective external desktop drive power supply. Defective computer USB or Thunderbolt port.
How do I reconnect a network drive after disconnecting?
Windows 7
- Click the Start menu, then click Computer.
- In the next window, click Map network drive.
- In the Drive list, select an available drive letter.
- In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer.
- (Optional) To connect every time you log on to your PC, select the Reconnect at logon checkbox.
How do I Map a network drive in OSX?
Map a network drive to Mac OS X From the Mac OS X Finder, hit Command+K to bring up the ‘Connect to Server’ window. Enter the path to the network drive you want to map, ie: smb://networkcomputer/networkshare and click ‘Connect’ Enter your login/password and click “OK” to mount the network drive.
Why does my external hard drive keep turning off?
If your external hard drive keeps disconnecting, then possibly it is because of the power-saving feature. There is a USB selective suspend feature in Windows that turns off USB devices after a while to save power. This feature is designed to prevent your computer from using unnecessary power.
How do I stop my external hard drive from going to sleep Mac?
Go to Energy Saver window from System Preferences and ensure you deselect “Put hard disk to sleep when possible” checkbox.
What is persistent command?
/persistent:Yes: Makes the connection you’re currently creating persistent. Future connections you make using the command during the same session are also persistent (you don’t need to keep using the switch) until you use the /persistent:No switch to turn it off. • /persistent:No: Turns off the persistency toggle.