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#NETDRIVE NOT CONNECTING CLICKS AND RESTARTS MAC OS X#
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The next time the Mac logs in, that Automator Mount script will run and the network drive will mount as usual. Here is what this workflow in Automator looks like, click to enlarge:

Save the Automator application with a name like ‘Automatically Mount Network Drive Share’, and save it somewhere easy to locate like ~/Documents/ and then drag this into the Login Items list of OS X.

Click on “Run” then login to the network drive as usual to verify that it works, choosing to save the login credentials.

Next, drag “Connect to Server” into the workflow.

Drag “Get Specified Server” into the workflow, click “Add” and place the network drive network location address into the field.

Launch Automator in OS X and create a new “Application”.

This is quite easy to setup as well, and if you’re having problems with the above method being reliable (like in OS X Yosemite), then this Automator method works very well: One of our readers pointed out in the comments a great trick that uses Automator to automatically mount network drives on Mac login.

#NETDRIVE NOT CONNECTING CLICKS AND RESTARTS HOW TO#

Alternate: How to Enable Automatic Mounting of Network Drives on Login with OS X Automator

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This can be used to automatically connect to and mount SMB drives for those that need to share files with a Windows PC often, though you’ll need to enable SAMBA beforehand within File Sharing preferences.Ĭonfirm the drive will automatically mount by logging out of the active user account and logging back in, or by rebooting the Mac.

Optional: check the “Hide” box to keep the drives window from opening on each login and boot.

Drag & drop a mounted network drive into the login items list.

Select your user name from the list and then click the “Login Items” tab.

Open System Preferences and click on “Users & Groups”.

Once you are connected to the network drive we can set up automatic connections upon logging into the Mac: 2) Setting Up Automatic Connections to the Network Drive on Login Next, you add the network drive to automatically connect on OS X by bringing it into your Login Items list.

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Choose Guest or for a specific user check the box next to “Remember this password in my keychain” – you must select to remember the password otherwise the automatic login event can not happen without logging into the network drive.Connect to the server and mount the drive you want to automatically connect to on boot.

From the OS X desktop, pull down the “Go” menu and select “Connect to Server”.

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If you’re already familiar with mapping a network drive in Mac OS X you can skip the first part of this and go straight to System Preferences in the second section. This should work flawlessly in most versions of OS X, but we’ll cover an alternative approach that uses Automator to mount a network drive automatically on login as well.

Note: if this does not work, use the address: smb:// up automatic network drive connections in OS X is a two-step process, you must mount the drive, then you add it to your automatic login items.

The server should be found in the Finder window now, from which you can access your lab's folder.

Click the + in the Connect to Server window to add the server to your favorites.

In the following window, select Registered User.

A folder with the network name will appear below Computer. When you restart/turn on your computer, click on that folder to connect to the facility network.

Make sure you enter the above address in the Network Address bar. When you click Next on the final step (image 3) you will once again have to enter your McGill Credentials You will be prompted by the following steps.To fix this, right click Computer and select Add a network location Note: this network will not appear when you restart your computer.Login with your McGill e-mail and password.Select Reconnect at logon then click Finish.Go to Computer and click Map Network Drive.Note: If you are off campus you need to be logged in to the McGill VPN to access the file server.