MacOS access to Windows-mapped server very slow

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by PhillipC6, Jul 12, 2023.

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    Using MacOS Monterey v12.6 on 16-inch 2021 MBP. Parallels Pro Desktop 18 v18.3.2. Using the Windows 11 ARM from the insider program, which is not a full licensed enterprise version. The Windows installation is managed by my organization.

    Just as the title suggests, I can access network locations mapped in Windows, from MacOS. In my case, this is the 'X' drive at /Volumes/[X] Windows 11. However, browsing the files in the network location is extremely slow. Seems like MacOS might be doing some pre-caching or indexing that Windows does not. It may take ~5m for the folder contents to appear in Finder. I can view the local '[C] Windows 11' drive instantaneously (not a network drive, the local C drive). I can view the contents of this network folder in Windows 11 instantly. I can confirm that I am logged in and the Network is connected when I try this in MacOS.

    During the long load time, I get the "Loading..." message in the Finder window. If I try to view the contents in Terminal, the 'ls' command also takes a long time to return with folder contents.

    I tried this in Terminal: 'defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true'
    with the same results after a computer restart.

    Any suggestions would be helpful.
    Thanks,
     

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