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Paul Corr1 Author

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cannot connect to home LAN external drive

I upgraded to Catalina on two home computers... my laptop and a Mac mini in another room. Previously, I could access files on the mini's external USB drive. Now I cannot. The error is "This operation can't be completed because the original item for 'OWC-Storage' can't be found."

I can see the volume if I go via "Connect to Server" or try to connect from the Finder window sidebar. Once I chose the volume, I get the error. I haven't change File Sharing or anything. It worked fine in High Sierra. Please advise. I'm open to suggestions.

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 9:46 PM

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Barney-15E

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Posted on Jun 8, 2020 5:59 AM

Turn off, then re-enable File sharing.

I usually have no problems with Connect to Server. The SideBar Locations will connect initially, but fail subsequent times.

One solution found all over the internet is to Relaunch the Finder. Obviously, just a workaround for some internal problem that hasn't been fixed.

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