Can't access user folder & Internal Server Error

[NoPlex]

@Drew

this worked for me too. Previously could only see “Public” and “TimeMachineBackup” folders, now after Clearing Device Settings I can map to my files now.

This may only be a temporary solution for macOS users, as reported by another macOS user

@peter2008

I have tried “Clear Device Settings” many many times. It doesn’t help.
Every time I clear device settings, the local access works for few days. After that, it fails again.

Is there a real solution??

The problem is mainly macOS being a defective operating system that leaves file and folder permission errors on network drives.

@NoPlex

MacOS is a defective operating system.

It mangles file and folder permission on a network drive such as the My Cloud Home (MCH). The only way for the network drive server (MCH here) to operate properly is for the NAS to proactively predict the permission error done to it and actively corrects the errors. The problem is compounded by the necessity to add intelligence to the corrective action because macOS is constantly changing with each version, even minor versions.

@NoPlex

Obviously ‘Clear Device Setting’ helped, just as long as macOS doesn’t write to the MCH.

You can see an example of the macOS permission errors plain as day here :

So the corrective actions are:

1. Don’t do SMB (samba) write to MCH using macOS or other defective OSes. Don’t run an app on the macOS that will directly write to the MCH. Both AFP and SMB are full of errors on the macOS.
2. Do continue to use Clear Device Settings as needed, it is the only choice you have for local access.
3. Go shop for a NAS that has predictive and corrective functionality that can correct macOS SMB client errors. Such a NAS with AI doesn’t really exits, but there are NAS that have frequent firmware updates that is tailored to macOS that can somewhat fix new macOS errors as they frequently come up.