Doesn't like nfs?

Mac
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Back when I first started using Mp3tag, I was mounting my Synology NAS via smb. Since then, I’ve switched to nfs because it’s much more reliable on recent Mac OSes.

The problem is, Mp3tag refuses to use the nfs mount. As soon as I ask it to do anything that requires it to access the NAS, Mp3tag mounts it via smb.

For example, I open a Finder window via the nfs mount (/Volumes/Everything/), right-click a folder, and do Services | Open with Mp3tag. Immediately, a second icon appears on my desktop; Get Info shows it as /Volumes/Everything-1/ mounted via smb. I can eject it, but as soon as Mp3tag tries to update one of the files, the second mount reappears.

I’ve tried manually selecting the nfs mount as the Startup Folder for Mp3tag with no change in behavior. If I set Startup Folder to None, the second mount doesn’t appear until I open a folder in Mp3tag.

I can’t turn off smb for the NAS because my Windows machines need it.

It’s not the end of the world, obviously, but it’s annoying to have a redundant network mount appearing. Any thoughts?

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It's not that it doesn't like NFS :slight_smile: My guess is, that it just prefers what you've previously used and uses a system provided secure bookmark, that might trigger the SMB connection.

Can you please try the following:

  1. Close Mp3tag
  2. Open Terminal.app
  3. Enter these four commands:
defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag LastOpenDirectory
defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag LastOpenURLs
defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag NSNavLastRootDirectory
defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag SecurityScopedBookmarks

After that, open one of the folders (not individual files) from your server in Mp3tag. Does this change anything?

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Yes, but claiming dislike is funnier. :wink:

The third command gave me a “Domain (app.mp3tag.Mp3tag) not found” error, but the other three completed silently.

I opened a folder of MP3s, converted tags to filenames, and closed Mp3tag and there’s no sign of the annoying second mount.

So, victory! Many thanks for the quick resolution.