That inconvenience is worth the added security benefit. Yes, that means you'll have to type the password every time you connect. Unless you have a need to save the credentials, I would recommend against it. Some might consider that to be a security risk. Click OK and the share will appear in Finder, ready to use.ĭuring the connection to the share, you can opt to retain the credentials, by clicking Remember this password in my keychain. Note: If you have permissions to custom folders in the mailbox but not to the top-level mailbox folder, the custom folders will not appear in the folder list. Click Connect, and then when prompted select the share you want to use. Choose + to add a shared or delegated mailbox. Click Connect, and then when prompted enter the credentials for the share. In the resulting window type smb:// followed by the IP address of the server containing the share. Open up the Finder and click Go | Connect to Server. As always, there are assumptions: This time, in the form of you already having an SMB share available on your network along with the login credentials to said share. Fortunately, macOS makes this connection quite simple without having to install a single, third-party piece of software. If you work with a MacBook Pro or other macOS device on a network with non-mac machines, chances are you need to connect to folders that have been shared out via the SMB protocol.
