Step 4: Under 'Show these items on the Desktop:', check 'Connected servers' Step 5: you may also take the opportunity to reduce the clutter under 'SHARED' in your Finder window sidebars: a. Same as above but select the Sidebar tab. Right-click on the mapped network drive on the Mac OS desktop. Get to know the Mac desktop. At the top of the screen is the menu bar and at the bottom is the Dock.In between is what’s called the desktop.The desktop is where you do most of your work. You can change the look of your desktop by customizing the desktop picture and by choosing a light or dark appearance for the menu bar, desktop picture, Dock, and built-in apps.
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7 Steps total
Step 1: Click on the desktop
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Step 2: In the Finder menu, click Preferences...
Step 3: Select the General tab
Step 4: Under 'Show these items on the Desktop:', check 'Connected servers'
Step 5: you may also take the opportunity to reduce the clutter under 'SHARED' in your Finder window sidebars:
a. Same as above but select the Sidebar tab
b. Uncheck 'Bonjour Computers'
b. Uncheck 'Bonjour Computers'
Step 6: Remount mapped network drive with a click
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A great additional step for either method is to create an alias of the mapped network drive. This allows you to reconnect to the share with just a click. Here’s how to do this:
a. Right-click on the mapped network drive on the Mac OS desktop
b. Select “Make Alias”
b. Select “Make Alias”
Step 7: Map a network drive to Mac OS X that re-mounts after system reboot
a. From the Finder, hit Command+K
b. Enter the path to the network drive you want to map, ie: smb://networkcomputer/networkshare and click ‘Connect’
c. Enter your login credentials and click “OK”
d. The drive is now mounted, but continue on to map for system reboot persistence
e. Now enter into System Preferences, from the Apple menu
f. Click on ‘Accounts’
g. Click on “Login Items”
h. Click on the + button to add another login item
i. Locate the network drive you previously mounted and click “Add”
j. Exit out of System Preferences
b. Enter the path to the network drive you want to map, ie: smb://networkcomputer/networkshare and click ‘Connect’
c. Enter your login credentials and click “OK”
d. The drive is now mounted, but continue on to map for system reboot persistence
e. Now enter into System Preferences, from the Apple menu
f. Click on ‘Accounts’
g. Click on “Login Items”
h. Click on the + button to add another login item
i. Locate the network drive you previously mounted and click “Add”
j. Exit out of System Preferences
Published: May 13, 2016 · Last Updated: Feb 24, 2014
References
- How to display Network Shares as Icons on Mac OS X desktop
- osXdaily - Map a Network Drive on a Mac