Files disappear after copying them with Finder to a Linux Samba share

I am having exactly the same problem you report, and know no solution. Like you, I discovered that it only happens if the share is empty and the file I am copying is the first file; if there is already another file or folder, the copy proceeds normally.

I've watched the directory on the server and can see both the filename.ext and the ._filename.ext being created during the copy, and then when Finder finishes copying they both disappear. If there is another file or folder already in the share, that doesn't happen.

I meant to say, in my previous post, that I am using a simple loop to watch the directory on the server using ls in the shell, not watching it using Finder or anything else.

while true; do ls -al; sleep 1; done

I have this problem with a new NAS. I can access this via SMB server connection, but when I copy files to it they disappear the moment the copy is completed. Copying files via Windows works just fine.

I'm having the same issue. However, if I do a "ls" on my linux server, it does show that the file got there. If I disconnect and then re-connect from the Mac, I can see the file and, as mentioned, all is well as long as something already exists there.

One of my clients is having the same problem using SMB to copy files to a Windows Server shared drive. Once it's copied, it disappears.

Apple? A little help here?

This is a really serious samba issue and needs to be addressed. Please apple.

I'm getting exactly the same problem copying files to the share on my roommate's XP box. I drag a file over there, and it simply vanishes from my perception.

Apple, this is egregious.

P.S. What must I do to get Mac OS to stop soiling the XP share with Mac metadata files and why isn't that the default?

Anyone test if 10.5.5 fixes this?

It seems to be an OS bug -- there are over 1K views of this thread and rising - it is obviously an issue..

questions:
1) do Apple developers read these topics?
2) if so will one of the Apple developers please respond?
3) does anyone know of a work around - I have spent a few hours trying to track down a way to make this work and have found nothing useful.

edit: 2.6K views of this thread

I found a possible work-around -- log into an actual account on the SMB server and it may allow the files to remain undeleted. Good luck!

I have a similar problem.

Here is my scenario:

I have shared a home folder for users on a Windows 2003 R2 server.

I have mapped users to this folder in my Active Directory accounts by going to the Profile tab for the user, and specifying my Windows host and drive letter Z under the Home Folder connect option (Connect Z: to \\server.domain.com\home\%username%)

This works, and it automounts on my macs that are connected via the Active Directory option in Directory Services.

However, when I create a folder for the first time, or copy files, they just disappear.

They are NOT deleted. The show up on the Windows side and I can see them. When I log out and back in, everything works fine, and as it should be.

Apparently empty directories for SMB shares seem to cause finder/terminal/smb on macs not to see newly created/dragged/moved/copied files/folders.

I've also verified that the permissions are set properly, and that the current user has read/write access. Nothing fixes this until a file/folder ALREADY exists, and you eject & re-connect, or until you re-login.

That's just my scenario, but they sound similar.

Solution: create a file called .empty and put it in the ROOT of the users folders.

That's what I will do. It *****, and I hope Apple fixes this issue. But we all know how responsive they are.

If anyone else has a better solution, or knows why SMB is acting this way, please let the rest of us in on it! Thanks,

-Josh

this has just started happening to me on a watch folder on a pc. i can only assume that this must be related to a recent update, as I've been using the same folder for months without issue until today. creating a dummy file and remounting the share does seem to work.
however, unlike other people, i found that the files copied across were being deleted (or at least corrupted).

edit: it also seems that the folder contents are not refreshing properly.

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Hmm it is broken again for me

edit: 3.6k views of this thread now -- perhaps this is a hint of the scope of this problem?