Unable to create a backup on a network share

[Stevan_Apter]

Roon Core Machine

salk streamplayer III SE

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Ethernet

Description of Issue

here’s a screenshot of my attempt to create a backup on a network share on my mac, where i’m running the roon client.

[Geoff_Coupe]

In your screenshot of Roon’s “Add network share” screen, you do not appear to have entered the user credentials that are needed to access the shared folder on the Mac. I believe that you also need to turn Windows File Sharing on on your Mac.

The steps that you need to follow in order to add a network shared folder for Backup are the same as outlined in this article for adding a network shared folder for a Watched Folder:

FAQ: How do I create a shared folder on Mac and add it as a watched folder in...

[Stevan_Apter]

thanks, but that was one of the things i tried earlier. as you can see, it gives a different error:

[Geoff_Coupe]

Well it would, because you only referenced the Mac in the network path - you didn’t add the name of the shared folder…

[Stevan_Apter]

thanks - actually, there were two errors: as you point out, it was necessary to add the name of the shared folder. the instruction that a specified directory will be ignored is ambiguous. and second, the share preference window on the mac offers conflicting advice about how share access: in my case, both smb://stevans-mac-mini.local (doesn’t work) and smb://stevans-mini (does work).

combining everything on this thread gives me a solution - thanks once again.

[Geoff_Coupe]

@Stevan_Apter

the instruction that a specified directory will be ignored is ambiguous

No, I don’t think it is. It states:

You can specify a directory in the share location, but it will be ignored.