Finder can't open moved files on SMB/AFP without relaunching Finder etc.

Same as this is also an issue in Ventura https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254175458?login=true


Tested Systems: macOS 12 and 13


Description: When working on AFP and SMB shares Finder can’t open files if they were moved to another folder on the same share. - Same behaviour can be seen if renaming a folder on the share, then all enclosed files become unoperable by Finder.


Workaround: Restart Finder or dismount/remount share.

Other Workarounds: Open the file from an application using the File meny Open

More Workarounds: Use the terminal with the touch command on the file.

More Workarounds Create an Automator Service to open file in Finder.


Only touching the file, quit finder, remount will let it be open normally from finder after that.


Something with Finder caching the network shares and not updating that needs to be fixed by apple?

All refresh automator folder scripts that worked in the past has stopped working in macOS 12 and 13.


Logic dictates this is not a ACL or posix error ( I checked many times) but something with how Finder caches the volumes that is out of our control.


Hope this can be addressed by Apple as it was not the case with macOS 11 and prior.

Might already be a product issue number but I can't find any?


Ps. Does not matter what the server is running on, tested on mac to QNAP Sonology etc and as a sanity check also Mac to Mac using Filesharing, SMB2 SMB3 and AFP is same behaviour, have not tested NFS yet. 


All the best /L


Posted on Mar 3, 2023 2:54 AM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2023 3:51 AM

Good News,


i reported the bug to Apple and was getting this mail today:


the latest update, Build 22F5049e, includes changes that may resolve this issue.


I installed this version on our macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta mac and it seems fixed. I will do some more tests but for now the issue is looking to be solved.



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