This discussion is locked
Indyhouse
Level 1 (0 points)

Q: Files randomly vanish after copying to Windows SMB share

I have a little problem with my network that I cannot figure out.

I have a home network consisting of two PCs that are used solely for serving media to our three Macs, Apple TV and iPods. The PCs are set up with standard Windows 7 file sharing (SMB shares) and I have no trouble seeing them, reading from them or streaming media from them.

The problem is when I am trying to copy files from my Mac to the PC through our network. Say I select a group of seven files, and drag and drop them... the files ALL copy, but as soon as Finder starts generating thumbnails for the files, SOME of them will SOMETIMES disappear.

If I copy two files at a time, sometimes one of the two files will vanish AFTER copying.

The files just vanish. I have taken to copying files one at a time to avoid the issue, because if I do it like that, they never disappear.

Any ideas? This makes copy files on our network very tedious, especially when I have 50-60 files to do.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro (2.5GHz, 4GB RAM), Mac OS X (10.6.3), Four iPods and a hole in my wallet

Posted on May 9, 2010 4:14 PM

Close
Indyhouse

Q: Files randomly vanish after copying to Windows SMB share

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by BruceJ1,

    BruceJ1 BruceJ1 Jun 20, 2010 5:01 PM in response to Indyhouse
    Level 1 (5 points)
    Jun 20, 2010 5:01 PM in response to Indyhouse
    This is a serious data loss bug in the finder when copying to SMB shares. It happens for me every time I try to copy more than one media file at a time from the desktop to my windows home server. Some of the files randomly disappear on the target volume after copying. I have confirmed this on 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 . The only workaround I have found is to either use "Pathfinder" or "Forklift" instead of the finder in snow leopard. Either will work perfectly.

    FTFF apple.

  • by satcomer,

    satcomer satcomer Jun 21, 2010 4:59 AM in response to Indyhouse
    Level 4 (1,110 points)
    Jun 21, 2010 4:59 AM in response to Indyhouse
    Some have reported if you connect to the windows share using the command+k combination then use the string: smb://servername:139. This forces port 139 for sharing. It seems to have work for some colleges in my organization.