Thread: How do i...Shortcut to Network Server on Desktop at all times?

Quote: Originally Posted by j2048b AWESOME TO HEAR!! shame you have to add new volumes manually... not sure how to remedy this? No not really because the Finder will not permit me to make a shortcut of the actual Server icon itself, which is automatically getting all volumes listed when it is viewed, the suggestion by j2048b works but is a bit of a hack. It is just a folder with shortcuts to each volume. if i added a new volume i would have...

How about having you network shares auto mount on your desktop when you login. System Preferences -> Accounts Click on Login Items. Click on the little + symbol and point it to a mounted share. Now whenever you login, that share will automatically mount on your desktop (provided you have the finder preferences set to display connected servers). Slick, eh?

I actually followed anothers advice and created a folder under my name>where the downloads and documents folders are> and dragged all my external servers alias's into that folder and it showed up on my dock just like the documents and downloads folder do pretty bitchin, if you ask me!! now i have a folder named servers that fans out or does a grid just as the documents and downlloads folders do on the dock!!

Basically you do like j2048b said, once you are connected to a server, right click on the icon for the share and choose: Make Alias. You can move this alias where you like. Anytime you click on it, it'll mount the share. I do the same thing as j2048b. I have a folder with frequent network share aliases in it that I set to be a stack in my dock. -Kevin