User Guide

Managing Network Shares

The new SwiftUI interface makes it easy to add and organize your network drives.

Adding a New Share

  1. Click the Network Share Mounter icon in the macOS menu bar and open Preferences.
  2. Navigate to the Network Shares tab and click the "+" button.
  3. Enter your share URL (e.g., smb://server.local/projects).
  4. Choose an Authentication Profile: Select an existing profile or create a new one. The app will attempt to auto-assign a profile based on your username or Kerberos realm.
  5. Set a Custom Name (Optional): Define how the share should be named locally to avoid conflicts.
  6. Click Save. The share will mount immediately.

Managing Authentication Profiles

Profiles allow you to update your password in one place without touching individual share configurations.

  1. Go to the Authentication Profiles tab.
  2. Click "+" to create a profile (Choose between Kerberos or Password).
  3. Enter your credentials and assign a color or icon for easy visual identification.
  4. Any changes made here will instantly apply to all shares using this profile.

Renaming Mount Points

If you want to change the local folder name of a mounted share:

  1. Select the share in the Network Shares list and click Edit.
  2. Modify the Share Name field.
  3. Click Save Changes. Network Share Mounter will automatically unmount and remount the share at the new path.

⚠️ Note on Finder Display: Due to a macOS limitation with SMB mounts, the Finder sidebar will always display the original share name from the server. However, your custom name is successfully applied in the file system (Terminal, scripts, and absolute paths will use your chosen name).