Remote Volumes

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Remote Volumes

Why does my mini shows 2 Remote Volumes in Finder? I didn't set-up anything to be accessed remotely...

Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Mar 5, 2017 11:41 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 7, 2017 6:18 AM in response to BDAqua

One of the volumes is named "network" & the other is named "remote." I feel like there is probably an explanation for them. I just wonder why they are called "remote" volumes... From reading on this site it appears that one of them "remote disc" is related to a DVD sharing interface. It shows up on the sidebar under devices. But then on the sidebar, under devices, when I click on the "Jeff's Mac-mini," it opens up the next finder window that lists the hard drive, external backup drive, then the remote volumes. When I try open them, nothing is listed. I do have Bonjour checked..

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Answer 2

BDAqua

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Mar 10, 2017 2:14 PM in response to Homer Emodeler

Hmmm, I can't boot to 10.11 right now to test, but...

To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...

Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.

Are they still there in the new account?

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Answer 3

BDAqua

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Mar 11, 2017 4:54 PM in response to Homer Emodeler

Well, I just booted into 10.11.5 & cannot get any Remote volume to show like that, even with CD/DVD sharing enabled... my guess at this point is mine is a 2011 iMac & likely doesn't have the same boot ROM.

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Answer 4

BDAqua

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Mar 6, 2017 9:08 AM in response to Homer Emodeler

Could it just be nearby computers offering shring?

What happens vif you try to open them?

In Finder>Preferences>Sidebar, is Bonjour computers checked?

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Answer 5

BDAqua

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Mar 8, 2017 7:42 AM in response to Homer Emodeler

If you uncheck B onjour & restart, are they still there?

Is there a Disc in the Mac doing the DVD sharing?

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Answer 6

Mar 10, 2017 12:21 AM in response to BDAqua

They are still there after unchecking Bonjour. My mini does not have a Dvd player

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Answer 7

BDAqua

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Mar 10, 2017 3:16 AM in response to Homer Emodeler

So, no other Macs around that have CD/DVD Sharing enabled???

https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mac_os_x_the_remote_disc_feature

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Answer 8

Mar 10, 2017 10:10 AM in response to BDAqua

None that I am aware of.. when I click on either of the "remote" volumes, a new finder window opens but nothing is listed in either one. Thanks for the help!

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Answer 9

Mar 11, 2017 3:36 AM in response to BDAqua

Yes. I started the new admin user… Yes, they are still in the same place as the original user. Is that normal?

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