SMB Bug ?

[emmab2006]

Hi Guys ,

not sure if anyone else is having the same problem I am , I have shared a Plex folder on my Studio, so my partner can put Shows directly into the folder over the network , but it seems SMB is not working , windows 11 is constantly asking for a password, when the password is correct.

I had no issues with this on Ventura, but suddenly in this beta I get this problem.. anyone have an idea for a fix ?

 

[Furby2005]

Hi Guys ,

not sure if anyone else is having the same problem I am , I have shared a Plex folder on my Studio, so my partner can put Shows directly into the folder over the network , but it seems SMB is not working , windows 11 is constantly asking for a password, when the password is correct.

I had no issues with this on Ventura, but suddenly in this beta I get this problem.. anyone have an idea for a fix ?

Yes, I think there is a bug. In the Sharing settings menu, the option to allow Windows file sharing doesn't stick. I can tick the check box against my account name, confirm with my password and click "done", but if I then go back into the menu, the box is unchecked again. This has been persistent through all the public betas so far despite my reporting it through feedback. With every annual OS update there seem to be different glitches with "old fashioned" file sharing, some of which are never really fully resolved. I suppose we're all supposed to be AirDropping stuff or accessing it via "the cloud" and good ol' simple file sharing is considered somewhat archaic. No ideas for a fix I'm afraid :-(

 

[emmab2006]

Nice to know someone else is also have the same issue and I’m not crazy 😂, hopefully Apple will fix this in later betas, if they don’t I will have to roll back to Ventura , which will be a gigantic pain in the butt 😂

 

[Furby2005]

Still not fixed in the latest Public Beta. I have a bad feeling about this...
Everything else is looking really good too 🙄

 

[emmab2006]

Yea, i noticed this as well.. still problematic.. what is happening with apple and SMB ??

 

[Furby2005]

Unfortunately I think it's just a low priority for them. They know they still have to provide it but all their effort is thrown behind the shiny new bells and whistles and things like this get pushed to the back of the queue.

 

[emmab2006]

Unfortunately I think it's just a low priority for them. They know they still have to provide it but all their effort is thrown behind the shiny new bells and whistles and things like this get pushed to the back of the queue.

Yep. Got to get those widgets looking nice and shiny 😂

 

[emmab2006]

Actually just noticed, the SMB bug is now both ways, last beta i could connect to my partners Windows machine No issues , now i can no longer connect as password is always wrong…. For Christ sake Apple, you need to sort this, i discontinued my server to use my Studio as my machine which is powered on all the time.

 

[Furby2005]

That's not changed for me, I can sill connect TO Windows computers without issue. Frustratingly, apart from that one tiny, obscure and potentially deal-breaking little checkbox, Sonoma is shaping up to be one of the best and most stable updates Apple has launched in a while. Grrr...

 

[Dirty Mac]

I had to disable password protected sharing in Windows 11 Network and Internet settings to get Sonama to see/access all my shared windows folders.