Birck Cox
Level 1
(147 points)
Q: How do I get rid of a long-gone "server" on my LAN?
I was running two iMacs at the same time for years, then sold one and replaced it with a Mac Pro, to which I networked the remaining iMac. Then I sold the second iMac, leaving only the Mac Pro. Now the Mac Pro attempts on startup to connect, like a faithful dog, to the missing iMac. The "Problem connecting to iMac.local" box pops up three or four times in the first 15 minutes after startup. How do I get rid of it? So far I have tried: Finder/Go/Connect to server/ (delete address); Finder/Prefs/ General/ (uncheck connected servers); Finder/Prefs/Sidebar/Shared/(Uncheck all). There is no evidence of the iMac in my login options or items. I'd rather not potchke around in the code, but nothing has stopped it so far. Any ideas? The Mac Pro is running El Capitan 10.11.6.
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
cdhw
Level 4
(2,613 points)
It can be a bit painful to figure out which piece of history is triggering the mount attempts. Try using Console.app to inspect the system log around the time the dialog appears to see if it gives you a clue as to which process is making the attempt.
Failing that, remove all the login items (unchecking them isn't enough, delete them from the list) you currently have and see if the problem goes away. If so, divide and conquer to figure out which one was responsible.
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