I'm having a really annoying problem on both of my home computers that is definitely new to Lion, and I wanted to make sure that it's actually a bug and not a bum preference or something simple like that. Symptoms on a 2010 iMac & 2011 MBP running 10.7.2 with files served from a 2009 Mini running 10.7.2 client (not server).
What I'm doing: Adding several subfolders on a network volume to the Finder sidebar, so that I can get one-click access to the file I want on the network mount.
What should happen (and did under 10.6 and earlier): If the volume isn't mounted when you click on the sidebar item, it is mounted then the correct subfolder opened. If it is already mounted, the subfolder is shown.
What actually happens: For a while, it works correctly. Then, for no apparent reason, they will just stop responding; clicking on the item will result in absolutely no response from the UI--it doesn't even flash. This happens whether the volume is mounted or not. Working or not is on a per-item basis; some on the same volume can work while others are dead.
If you navigate to the subfolder in question and drag it to the Finder sidebar, the "dead" version will disappear and be replaced by the "good" one (I think prior to 10.7.2 it would just add a new one). It will then work for a while longer.
This incredibly useful how-to (which is addressing a completely different shortfall of AFP sharing and fast user switching that predates Lion) indicates that what's happening is the network mount is getting automatically re-mounted (perhaps after the computer sleeps and wakes?) under a different point in /Volumes. I've seen this behavior before, where behind-the-scenes the network mount that was previously /Volumes/Server becomes /Volumes/Server-1; but under all previous versions of OSX, the Finder Sidebar correctly mapped to either the display name or the network path, not the point in /Volumes, so it worked smoothly no matter what.
Is this something specific to my systems, or are others seeing the same behavior? It's driving me nuts!
What I'm doing: Adding several subfolders on a network volume to the Finder sidebar, so that I can get one-click access to the file I want on the network mount.
What should happen (and did under 10.6 and earlier): If the volume isn't mounted when you click on the sidebar item, it is mounted then the correct subfolder opened. If it is already mounted, the subfolder is shown.
What actually happens: For a while, it works correctly. Then, for no apparent reason, they will just stop responding; clicking on the item will result in absolutely no response from the UI--it doesn't even flash. This happens whether the volume is mounted or not. Working or not is on a per-item basis; some on the same volume can work while others are dead.
If you navigate to the subfolder in question and drag it to the Finder sidebar, the "dead" version will disappear and be replaced by the "good" one (I think prior to 10.7.2 it would just add a new one). It will then work for a while longer.
This incredibly useful how-to (which is addressing a completely different shortfall of AFP sharing and fast user switching that predates Lion) indicates that what's happening is the network mount is getting automatically re-mounted (perhaps after the computer sleeps and wakes?) under a different point in /Volumes. I've seen this behavior before, where behind-the-scenes the network mount that was previously /Volumes/Server becomes /Volumes/Server-1; but under all previous versions of OSX, the Finder Sidebar correctly mapped to either the display name or the network path, not the point in /Volumes, so it worked smoothly no matter what.
Is this something specific to my systems, or are others seeing the same behavior? It's driving me nuts!