File sharing stopped working after macOS 13.7.5 update

I reverted to Ventura 13.7.4 on a spare external disk volume and the file sharing problems have been resolved.

Even after numerous Ventura 13.7.4 reboots, remote Finders are still able to connect to it.

It looks like going back to Ventura 13.7.4 is a option for getting my 2017 MacBook Pro fully working.

edit: solved by reinstalling Ventura...

It appears the 13.7.7 update completely solves this issue for my situation. I have an intel 13.7.6 iMac that could File share with all the volumes on my network, except for one... specifically an Apple Silicon 13.7.6 MacBook. The workaround suggested by @rivmac worked, but the July 29, 13.7.7 update seems to have fixed things fully. Would be interested to hear about its efficacy for everyone else.

I have been plagued by this since the 13.6 system update. Just fixed it (finally) by doing a fresh re-install of Ventura 13.7.6 using the "Command R" reset startup and reinstalling the system to my primary HD. After months of fiddling around, the (barely) obvious solution worked.

So far, so good.

I have just updated to Ventura 13.7.6 and it seems to have fixed these issues. So far our shared folders are now working as expected!

Lukas wrote:

To connect from iOS/iPadOS to Ventura 13.7.6 via VLC, the server path syntax must be apparently "computername/volumename" or "computername/sharename", without the ".local" bit.

This solved the issue for me (for now) thank you so much!

I've been round in circles on this for days, Apple Support even suggest I contact my ISP!

This thread at least confirmed it was a software issue. Like many, I'm running an older iMac (2017) an since Ventura 13.7.5 (and now .6) file sharing to MBA M2 and iPad Pro was broken. However Screen Share worked.

My experience is the same as everyone else's so I'm pleased in a way I wasn't the only one.

But that change in the server path, removing ".local" connected me straight away.

I was minutes aware from doing a reinstall of Ventura and then hoping I wouldn't ever need to reboot the machine.

Edit: Well it's working for my MBA at least. My iPad seems to connect but not display anything

Lukas wrote:

But!

I also double-checked that the issue is with Ventura [13.7.5] and not with the Mac itself or with the Wifi or Ethernet connection, and booted from my spare…

… external bootable SSD drive clone which still has Ventura 13.5.1 on it. (External bootable drives are not that easy to update.)

As expected, no networking issues whatsoever at the moment.

But I haven't cloned my user data onto this drive since many months, so this will be the next step to test: if my current user data will break file sharing even on v13.5.1. That may then narrow the search for a potential solution.

I've now confirmed on another Intel system that I'd "upgraded" to 13.7.5 (an iMac 27-inch 2019) that booting off a previously saved bootable clone (about a month old) of 13.7.4 results in the file sharing behaving perfectly normally ...

I note that the developer builds of 13.7.6 are out there now (I don't have access) so I guess there is a slight chance (fingers-crossed) that that release will contain a fix for the issue.

Does anyone have access to the 13.7.6 builds that can test?

But the last Apple's joke is : impossible to reinstall Ventura on my MacMini M1. It is said impossible to install older version but it is NOT. It is 13.7.5 and I want to reinstall 13.7.5... Crazy... Or maybe they deleted 13.7.5 reinstallation...

Anyway the method Cmd k + smb://ComputerName._smb._tcp.local/FolderName works...

Is working on my home network using the latest RC, Ventura 13.7.6 (22H625). It may also work on earlier versions but I upgraded before I got it working. The instructions below may be helpful.

In the remote Ventura machine File sharing and SMB must be turned on.

Terminal command to connect is:

mount_smbfs //[username]@[remote_Ventura_URL].local/[remote_share_path] [mountpath]

Example: mount_smbfs //joe_bloggs@192.168.1.5.local/shared_folder ~Ventura/mountpoint

A username and password may be added to the command:

mount_smbfs //[username][:password]@[remote_Ventura_URL].local/[remote_share_path] [mountpath]

Or, in Finder: smb://[remote_Ventura_URL].local/[remote_share_path]

Or, create an alias once connected.

To make things easy the above commands may be built, using some user input initially, by the ConnectMeNow app that sits in the menu bar and makes all connections available for mounting (or unmounting) in a drop down list. The author of CMN was very helpful. Details here. Good luck, is now working reliably.

G_R_H wrote:

The Mac Pro can connect OK to the Mac Book, so it's solely a Ventura 13.7.5 problem.

I've confirmed the same thing just now - for one of my affected 13.7.5 computers (an Intel Macbook Air) I had a 13.7.4 bootable clone I'd done with SuperDuper! a couple of weeks ago, so a pretty current setup. I booted it off the 13.7.4 external drive, and I could then connect to its shares normally from all my other Macs, both Intel and Apple Silicon.

So yeah, definitely a 13.7.5 bug as far as I can determine.

So how do we generate enough attention with someone with enough clout at Apple to get this fixed?

Yes, in 13.7.6 Files works if you use the "computername.local/sharename" syntax, as does Finder using "Connect to Server". The "sharename" part seems to be essential, and for some reason or other in Files my username and password only had to be entered once, at the creation of the connection.

13.7.7 has worked for me ... so far; let's hope it is a complete fix.

13.7.6 installed:

Connection failed

Function not implemented

etc.

The trick with "smb://computername._smb._tcp.local/volumename" works from Mac to Mac but still doesn't work from iPhone to Mac.

:/