Map drives from another computer

I am trying to map drives from another computer like I do in windows. I want the drives to be on my desktop and stay there when I reboot. Is this possible?

Mac mini, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 2, 2022 06:43 PM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2022 02:34 PM

Not sure what bonjour is, I'm kind of a newbie.

Zero-configuration networking. If it is shared from a Mac, you should see it in the sidebar. If it is not shared from a Mac, you may need to enable it: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-bonjour-on-my-computer/


If you are on a company network, they may have disabled Bonjour networking. In that case, you need to mount the share and create an alias.

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Oct 3, 2022 02:34 PM in response to mike_1961

Not sure what bonjour is, I'm kind of a newbie.

Zero-configuration networking. If it is shared from a Mac, you should see it in the sidebar. If it is not shared from a Mac, you may need to enable it: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-bonjour-on-my-computer/


If you are on a company network, they may have disabled Bonjour networking. In that case, you need to mount the share and create an alias.

Oct 2, 2022 07:07 PM in response to mike_1961

Finder Preferences > General tab > Connected Servers.

Or, mount the share and create an alias to it on the Desktop.

Go > Computer will show you the mounted shares. You can cmd+opt-drag the share from the Computer window to the Desktop to make an alias.

It would be best to keep the share in your Sidebar, too. It should show up under Locations when it advertises its presence on the network. Same setting in Finder Preferences > Sidebar tab.


There is no such thing similar to mapping a drive in windows. It won't connect to the server until you open the share.

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