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Tag: network share

How to find who is locking a file on a network share

Every now and again, a user will call in to find out who has a file open from a network share, effectively locking everyone else out from making edits to that file. Here’s how: Assuming the file is on a remote server, log in to the remote server Right-click the computer icon, and select “Manage…

03/03/2014
Mac OS X: Automatically mount a network share

On Windows, when you map a network share, you can tick a box marked “Reconnect at login”, which will then cause the computer to reconnect to the share when you log back in. Not so on Mac OS, which can be a bit annoying. While the Cmd+K shortcut to connect to shares work fine, I…

04/02/2013
Why not to install Lotus Notes on a network share

As previously noted, my email client at work is Lotus Notes. For some reason, the Data folder is installed to each users’ home share on the network, and that home share is synchronised to the local drive using Offline Folders. Now, I cannot get over how bad a solution this is, for a few reasons:…

28/07/2008