"Problem connecting to server" that no longer exists

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"Problem connecting to server" that no longer exists

I recently replaced my old MacPro, "JaviersGiantBrain" with a Mac Studio and migrated all my data.

My issue is that I get a pop-up a couple of times per day telling me that "There was a problem connecting to the server "JaviersGiantBrain".

What exactly is trying to establish this connection, and why? And how do I clear it up? There is no further detail on the pop-up and I can't find any mention of this ghost server anywhere in network preferences or sharing preferences or anywhere. Any help? thanks!

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Posted on Aug 9, 2022 8:17 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 9, 2022 8:30 AM in response to Javier Bonafont

Javier Bonafont wrote:

I recently replaced my old MacPro, "JaviersGiantBrain" with a Mac Studio and migrated all my data.

My issue is that I get a pop-up a couple of times per day telling me that "There was a problem connecting to the server "JaviersGiantBrain".

What exactly is trying to establish this connection, and why? And how do I clear it up? There is no further detail on the pop-up and I can't find any mention of this ghost server anywhere in network preferences or sharing preferences or anywhere. Any help? thanks!

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/09a581bf-b103-4ba1-8c56-9259ee06f3a0

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There was a problem connecting to server … - Apple Community

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Answer 2

Aug 9, 2022 9:08 AM in response to leroydouglas

Thanks! Thats a long list of things to check! Its peculiar that there isn't an obvious way to trace the source of the dialog box to a specific operation. Seems like that would be an obvious thing for the OS to be able to report or at least record, since its an error flag.

The aliases is a nightmare, I have hundreds. Do you think there is any way to further narrow that part of the search? Checking Get Info one by one could take all day.

Anyway, I've saved the above link and will go down that troubleshoot list and see what happens. Thanks.

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