Monthly Archives: May 2012

OSX Tip: Create an Alias to a directory on a Screen Shared network computer

To create an alias to a specific folder on the server:

Create an Alias of any local directory by highlighting the directory and typing CMD-L
Move this to any convenient location such as the Desktop
Get Info of this new Alias by typing CMD-I
Click “Select New Original”
Navigate to the folder on the shared computer and select it
Click OPEN
Close the Info window and you’re done.

This Alias can then be dragged to the Finder Toolbar for a quick-launch to the folder.

After connecting to a network computer via Screen Sharing for the first time, a file is created in a directory within the user’s Home directory:

~/Library/Application Support/Screen Sharing/filename (where filename is the name of the network computer)

In order to create an Alias to use in the Finder Toolbar, simply drag this file to the toolbar.