2012 Mac Mini, plex server, trouble accessing external hard drive via network

I can see via network server, i can open server and see files, but when i click on external hard to load a file i get "The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “ELEMENTS” can’t be found."

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 27, 2025 09:26 AM

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