10 TB NAS-Drive that keeps connected until I decide to disconnect or put Mac to sleep?

FWIW, I have a Synology NAS which is connected to my local network by Ethernet. I wrote a simple AppleScript that runs at login, to mount it on my Mac's Desktop. That way, the NAS stays available.

That script goes something like the following:

try

mount volume "smb://<NASname or IP address>/<Sharename>" as user name "<username>" with password "<share password>"

end try

To mount the NAS at user logon, then compile the above script as anapplication. To do so, from the Script Editor's menu bar, hold down the option key, and then, click on File > Save As... Change the File Format to: Application, and then, click on Save.

Then add this application to the user account's Login Items via System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items

So far, regardless on what I'm doing on my Mac ... or not doing and it goes to sleep, When waking it up, the NAS is still mounted on the Desktop and accessible. Is it 100% foolproof? No guarantees there, but by adding the script to the macOS menu bar, it's readily available to run should I need it.

To add it:

1. Launch the Script Editor in /Applications/Utilities.
2. From the Script Editor's menu bar, select Script Editor > Preferences
3. Enable the option "Show Script menu in menu bar"

You're very welcome!