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MacOS directories incomplete
My network is small with only Macs connected. It accesses the ReadyNAS via SMB. One directory has about 16K files and/or folders. Often when I open this directory only some of the folders show up in ...
Retired_Member wrote:
As only macs are on your network, why not using AFP instead of SMB services for workstation to nas communication.
This will work now, though it is important to note that Apple has deprecated AFP - so it might not work in the long term.
Blues11 wrote:
One directory has about 16K files and/or folders. Often when I open this directory only some of the folders show up in Mac's Finder and the total Size is completely wrong, often showing more space than the 4 hard drives in the NAS have.
What firmware are you running? I recall seeing this issue quite a while ago, but I haven't seen a recent report.
Yes, with Apple moving away from AFP there is specific functionality that will only work using SMB.
I'm running the latest firmware, 6.9.3.
What's strange is that the directory will sometimes display all of the folders and other times it will display just a random quantity. After a while (sometimes 20 or 30 minutes, sometimes a few minutes) the entire directory will be displayed.
It's just so unnerving to try to scroll to a directory and it seemingly doesn't exist.
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