Network folder in finder sidebar disappears

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  •  20-04-2021
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Question

I have added a couple of network folders to the OS X finder sidebar as a shortcut. This is working great as long as I don't shutdown or restart the system. Once the system has been restarted they are no longer visible in finder sidebar. I have also added a Automator script that auto mounts my afp network drive on startup.

Why do network folders disappear? What can do?

Was it helpful?

Solution

Drag the folder from the share to your desktop (Hold CMD and Alt). Then add that alias to the sidebar

OTHER TIPS

I kept losing folders on an SMB share that I'd dragged to the Finder Favorites. They would stay for a day or two, then vanish. None of the solutions I found online seemed to help (reboot,

I found a way to make them stay there: Make an alias (with contextual menu) to the folder on the SMB share you want a link to. Drag the alias to your desktop. Drag the symbolic link to Finder Favorites. [Mac OS Sierra (10.12.3), MacPro6,1]

I was also having an issue dragging aliases into the sidebar. I opened one of the aliases from the desktop, though, and then it would allow me to drop into favorites for some reason.

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