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How to search a file on a NAS and show path of that file on mac osx

Can anyone help me with a way to search for a file based on a 'contains' description, with a result showing the full path of where the file is.

Please note: File will be deep within a mounted NAS volume.

thanks anyone!

Mac Pro

Posted on Feb 4, 2016 2:05 AM

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so find command instead of mdfind will search nas without indexing?

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getting permission errors.

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Kevlesser wrote:

so find command instead of mdfind will search nas without indexing?

Yes

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Kevlesser wrote:

getting permission errors.

Check that you have correct permissions set.

You can also try with sudo

sudo find /Volumes/NAZ -iname '*phrase to search*'

How to search a file on a NAS and show path of that file on mac osx