How can you keep a network drive mounted/mapped?

I created an Automator workflow to connect all my network drives. I then added it to my Login Items to connect to network drives on boot.

As you said, I also keep alias for these drives on my desktop so I can quick connect if I lose connection.

Actually I think I might have found a solution but I'm not sure if it works when you have a network failure or computer going to sleep. But if you mount the drive then go to System Preferences>>Accounts and Groups>>Login Items and drag it into login items it will remount itself each time you login.

namboozle

In Finder > Preferences > General > check the Connected Servers box. That will put an icon for the "mapped drives" on your desktop. Double-clicking the icons will reconnect the drives. You can also make an Alias for each "mapped drive" then uncheck the Connected Servers box and the Aliases will stay. You can then move them where you want.

namboozle wrote:

The issue isn't with connecting to the drives the issue is staying connected and if a connection is lost automatically reconnecting again.

A OS X Client try's to reconnect to AFP shares for 15 minutes before it's promting a error message.

Don't know how it's working for smb shares.

I have this same issue when connecting to a Windows Share. One of my users connects to a windows share, I save it in the finder preferences (smb://windowshare) and it will mount to the desktop. But when we restart the computer or just lose network connectivity in anyway it will not automatically remount. I tried connecting to it then dragging it over to devices but that doesn't work. In finder preferences I have connected servers checked. I've been getting away with it by creating aliases so that works for now. I just don't why it doesn't automatically remount itself.

Yeah I was almost on the verge of just creating an applescript to do it and put it in my login items but then I just tried dragging it in there and it worked. You got to love the way you can almost drag and drop anything in OSX.

Have you stored the login credentials for the shares in your keychain?

I understand but once you click the Alias it connects almost instantly.This would still leave a problem if you have an app storing data on these servers. I assume that is the case?

I never even thought of trying that.

Good to know.