two macmini m1 on same LAN behaves different when connecting

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two macmini m1 on same LAN behaves different when connecting

They both run Ventura 13.1 with Danish as system choice. Separately they works perfect and all items/folders are shown in Danish.

Connecting Mini A to Mini B on the LAN is fine... BUT connecting Mini B to Mini A it becomes strange because althoug the identical (?) set up, Mini B (when connecting to Mini A) persist to use the 'deafult US' descriptions instead of the Danish ones, but only for these 3 items:

'Desktop' instead of 'Skrivebord'

'Documents' instead of 'Dokumenter'

'Downloads' instead of 'Overførsler'

And these three folders are of course empty because they do not really exist! (Only the 3 folders with the Danish description exist, with content).

I have checked all the "Obvious" places in system setup but maybe I have a blind spot, since I cannot fix this!

Hope someone can guide me to the place where I can fix this weird thing.

GfreyT

Posted on Jan 1, 2023 04:07 AM

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justin_900

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Jan 2, 2023 10:56 AM in response to GreyT

Hello GreyT,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Does the issue continue after a normal restart of both Mac mini?

Try here:

"Restart your Mac

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Restart.
If you don’t want app windows that are open to reopen when your Mac restarts, deselect “Reopen windows when logging back in.”"

This Apple Support page has the full details: Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support

This might help quickly resolve the issue. If the issue continues, please reach out to an Apple Support Advisor so they can further investigate: Get Support

We hope this helps to isolate and resolve the issue.

Cheers!

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GreyT Author

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Jan 2, 2023 11:48 AM in response to justin_900

I have used the restart option, but no change in behavior

then shut mac down waited a bit and start up again, no change

I have checked the language settings and location (Danish & Denmark)

so I am baffled!

I have been using Mac and PC for some 20 years. I never had such a peculiar problem.

the only very faint hint I have is that some time ago I may have changed the language/location settings to english on this macmini, to exchange correctly on a user forum the way I did some commands.. and then I know I changed it back to danish... but obviously not 'seeing' the English wording.

Anyway I will try the support option next week

GreyT

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