I have a Nas data server. At startup the computer connects to it automatically.
It appears on the sidebar of Finder under shared, but I would like to have an icon appear for it on my desktop. I would like to open it with a double mouse click as I do an external drive that's connected, and not have to walk through opening a finder window.
Is this possible? What would be the steps to do it?
I have had luck with creating an alias to the volume (select the volume icon on the desktop - not the sidebar, control-click, "Make Alias", or command-L, or from the FInder File menu) and placing the alias on the desktop.
I have had luck with creating an alias to the volume (select the volume icon on the desktop - not the sidebar, control-click, "Make Alias", or command-L, or from the FInder File menu) and placing the alias on the desktop.
Try Finder/Preferences/General and check Connected Servers.
So the "Volume Icon" is actually what I'm trying to make/create (so I have nothing to select in order to make an alias).
My system automatically connects to the data server and it appears in the sidebar, but no Volume Icon appears on the desktop. How do I make that icon appear?
I tried it, and a couple of other steps I found online. It won't create an icon.
I have an older (I think v 8) freeNas server. I'm thinking there's a permissions issue with Sierra. I continue to get error -8060 when I try and create an alias with the root folder within freenas, and nothing I do creates the alias/icon for the freenas itself.
I'll keep looking but for now it seems the standard methods don't work.
can I create a desktop icon for a server I connect to at start?
