![]() ![]() Note that Apple changed the default for packet signing to be off from macOS 10.13.4 – See Turn off packet signing for SMB 2 and SMB 3 connections Ensure SMB packet signing is turned off to speed up file downloads.DS_Store files to speed up SMB file browsing – See Disable ds_store files on the network File sharing performance with macOS 10.13 or later is much better than previous macOS versions with improved folder enumeration of files due to changes in the browsing behaviour – See Adjust SMB browsing behavior in macOS High Sierra 10.13 macOS is currently compatible up to SMBv3.02. Use the SMBv3 protocol with a modern NAS or Windows Server 2012r2 or 2016.This will cause a permissions disaster if multiple users create files. Do not use the ‘Creator Owner’ permission on shares.Do not allow folders with different permissions within a share. Use flat permissions across each shares.It’s definitely possible to run a reliable file sharing service using SMB shares with macOS if your environment is configured appropriately with some workflow changes. This is really bad advice due to inherent security flaws in SMBv1 that was instrumental in the WannaCry ransomware attack. Let’s start by mentioning blogs and comments advising Mac users to switch back to use SMBv1 or CIFS. ![]() What is the real life compatibility of macOS working with SMB file shares? Hence, AFP is still popular, where the Acronis Access Connect (previously known as GroupLogic ExtremeZ IP) solution is a popular alternative to SMB. However, using SMB has been problematic on past few years with numerous reported problems with speed, permissions and file corruption. Apple deprecated their AFP file sharing protocol back in 2013 and advised Mac users to migrate to Server Message Block (SMB) file sharing.
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