Q: Unable to search network drives with Lion...

I have the same problem, can't search network drives.

Still not 'fixed' in 10.7.2. This is just silly now.

APPLE PLEASE FIX THIS ITS SLOWING MY WORKFLOW TREMENDOUSLY!!!

thanks.

FOR EVERYONE HAVING ISSUES WITH SEARCHING NETWORKED DRIVES on OTHER MACHINES on YOUR NETWORK.... TEMPORARY WORKAROUND

A temporary workaround is to create a VNC account (System Prefrences - Sharing), and login to the machine with the networked drives you are looking to search, open a finder window on that machine and search from there.

If you turn on full paths in Finder settings you can easily see where the file you were looking for is AND/OR create a folder on that drive and copy files to it for easy BROWSE TO via the network share Finder window.

Not elegant but I hope this helps some people!

Kevlar

I didnt undestand how to do it, please explain step by step. thanks

On Machine with Shared drives you would like to access remotely and search by CONNECTING TO

Select the following menus -

System Preferences - Sharing -  ENABLE -SCREEN SHARING  -

Select COMPUTER SETTINGS - Check VNC VIEWS may control screen with password:   - CREATE A GOOD PASSWORD FOR THIS - CLICK OK -

In "ALLOW ACCESS FOR" -  Select "only these users",  Select "+" sign to add a user, Add your user name - Select "OK"

Before leaving Screen Sharing page, make sure SCREEN SHARING is checked in Service list on left side of screen.

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On Machine you are connecting FROM

Click on backdrop to make finder the Foreground APP

PRESS - COMMAND + K - (Connect to server) - SELECT BROWSE - SELECT MACHINE YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO WITH SCREEN SHARE - (Double click its name in list) - SELECT "SHARE SCREEN" on top right of window below search bar,  TYPE IN USER NAME AND PASSWORD

A Window will open with a virtual copy of the desktop of the other machine.  As long as your cursor is inside this window, everything operates like you are on the other machine.   Find files, copy, delete, pretty much everything.  Find your files, note down their path so you can browse via the network normally, OR copy to a pre-created folder for ease of finding.

IMPORTANT NOTE AND WARNING !!! - You are logged into the other machine like you are ON THAT MACHINE. Anything you change, changes on that machine for GOOD so BE CAREFUL!!!

Hope this helps!

Kev

But when the server is a windows one?

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=50811

Check out this post that breaks down the process.

Sorry I couldnt make it easier for you!

Kev

No prob. Thanks

Sorry, but I dont see this as a workaround at all…

EasyFind is by far a better workaround.

Using Screen Share is easy when two macs are inolved and its free.  Mac to PC aparently little more tricky.  I'll have to check out Easy Find, thanks for the heads up. 

We are still left with, APPLE PLEASE FIX THIS.

Just trying to help!

K

Searching network volumes worked like a charm on Snow Leopard, no matter if SMB or AFP ... but things are still broken under Lion 10.7.2. Would be nice if Apple could comment on this. When can we expect a fix ?

Thank you very much,

Harald

Has anybody had any joy installing Samba in Lion, does that work?

It's not something I'm familiar with so I may be barking up the wrong tree, of course, but it appears that the problem is stemming from Samba not being included with Lion?

EasyFind is great but we really shouldn't have to use a seperate app to find files in the "world's most advanced operating system".

I'm finding that all OS X Lion users in our university environment connected to an enterprise SAN (EMC) SMB shares cannot use finder to search their mounted share volumes.

EasyFind from the app store is the only work-a-round we've found so far, but we'd be much happier if it just got fixed!

Until they fix it, a colleage turned me on to this.  easyfind... 

Either its broken or Apple silently removed this feature hoping we'd all be quiet and go away.