Folders opening on log in

[colinwebb]

I have a problem where folders keep opening upon login in to iMac.
The folders are stored on a separate NAS drive.
I have been to log in options and checked and unchecked the folders which hold "photo" "video" and "music" but they still reappear each time.
Is this something to do with them being on the NAS?

 

[MacInWin]

Unchecking them in login options does NOT stop the opening, just hides the action from you. Since hiding an open folder is meaningless, it still opens them. To stop that, on login items click on the "-" at the bottom of the box to remove the item from the login altogether. Then, when you reboot or shut down, make sure the box on the shutdown dialog is set for you NOT to open apps that were open at shutdown.

 

[pm-r]

Is this something to do with them being on the NAS?

It could be but I'm not sure, but have a look in your "Sharing" System Pref pane for any options or any linked aliases that may be on your Desktop.




- Patrick
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[colinwebb]

Thanks

Unchecking them in login options does NOT stop the opening, just hides the action from you. Since hiding an open folder is meaningless, it still opens them. To stop that, on login items click on the "-" at the bottom of the box to remove the item from the login altogether. Then, when you reboot or shut down, make sure the box on the shutdown dialog is set for you NOT to open apps that were open at shutdown.

Thanks that worked for me.
I now have the problem of finder opening automatically on log in, this is not so obtrusive but nevertheless I like to solve it.
Finder does not appear in log in items though.

 

[pm-r]

I now have the problem of finder opening automatically on log in,

Could you describe the problem a bit better as you're not going to be able to do anything with your Mac if the Finder doesn't open at boot time!!!

It's the main OS Operating engine!!




- Patrick
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[colinwebb]

Well I’m new to the IMac so getting used to it, I previously had a PC.
Perhaps it’s me then, I noticed Finder is always in the status bar on logging in I thought everything closed on shutting down.
I have to say the assistance on here is first class getting replies more or less straight away.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

If you were a PC owner, familiar enough with Windows, let me put some of the Mac things in that context so you can relate/understand..

Windows Explorer = macOS Finder

Windows Desktop = macOS Finder..

"status bar" = Dock

The Dock shows all of your running applications, and one of the applications that need to be running to get you the desktop is Finder (this is normal). You can open a Finder window to browse the contents of your hard drive by clicking on the Finder icon, this is similar to Windows Explorer..

You cannot (and shouldn't) try to kill Finder unless there is an absolutely good reason for it..

 

[pm-r]

If you were a PC owner, familiar enough with Windows, let me put some of the Mac things in that context so you can relate/understand..

Thanks for that Ashwin and it should help clear things up for the OP, and while I think of it, is there anything special they should be doing with their NAS drives as I understand some of them can be quite different when working within a Mac setup. And well beyond my knowledge as well.




- Patrick
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[colinwebb]

Unchecking them in login options does NOT stop the opening, just hides the action from you. Since hiding an open folder is meaningless, it still opens them. To stop that, on login items click on the "-" at the bottom of the box to remove the item from the login altogether. Then, when you reboot or shut down, make sure the box on the shutdown dialog is set for you NOT to open apps that were open at shutdown.

Hi Jake, you may recall this solved my problem of folders opening at log in. However I have now discovered a further problem. I have Plex installed in order to stream video and music to my tv but since removing the folders all the media has become unavailable. The media is stored on a NAS and doesn’t connect to the server without the folders open after booting.
I had the same set up on my PC that worked perfectly.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

If you have folders mounted from a NAS, on macOS they 'open' by default when first mounted. I have my music/videos on a NAS as well but I don't have it auto-mounting. I hit CMD+k when I need it and mount the folders I need. The moment the folder is mounted, it opens a Finder window which I close and move on.

I'm not sure there is a way to auto-mount a NAS folder without the Finder window opening up like in Windows.

If there is a way, I'd love to hear about it..

In Linux, there is a /etc/fstab file that does the mounting quietly. Perhaps there is something similar on macOS..

 

[MacInWin]

I'm with Raz0redge on this one. I have a folder on a NAS that I want opened when I start the Mac, but haven't found a way to make that happen. I just go through Finder and open it manually, then it stays on the desktop where I need it. Sure would like that to happen automagically.

 

[toMACsh]

I'm with Raz0redge on this one. I have a folder on a NAS that I want opened when I start the Mac, but haven't found a way to make that happen. I just go through Finder and open it manually, then it stays on the desktop where I need it. Sure would like that to happen automagically.

Why not at least shorten the process by placing an alias in the Dock or on the Desktop?

 

[pm-r]

Why not at least shorten the process by placing an alias in the Dock or on the Desktop?

It's beyond my Mac knowledge, but toMACsh I was just about to suggest exactly the same thing.

A handy "sharing" method that works well in just a small network.




- Patrick
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[MacInWin]

I thought I had tried the alias trick, but just did it and now I have TWO icons on the desktop, the alias and the drive folder itself, mounted on the desktop. I think what happens is that using the alias, when I access it instead of opening, it mounts the alias target, leaving me with two. Not sure the alias is sufficient for my reason for having it mounted in the first place. May have to experiment some more.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Did a few Google searches and found this recent article that might do the trick if anyone is willing to give it a shot..

Article: https://coderwall.com/p/fuoa-g/automounting-nfs-share-in-os-x-into-volumes

The article uses automount that's built into macOS..