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Adding shared disks (e.g. NAS) to your library in Spark on Mac OS X
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Just wanted to pass on this tip adding shared disks in Spark on a Mac.

Whatever you do avoid AFP which is the default for any disks with Time Capsule functionality and make sure you're using SMB (Spark may do this automatically, not sure).  Apparently the AFP code hasn't been touched since Snow Leopard whereas the SMB support received a big boost in Mavericks.

Quote:SMB2

SMB2 is the new default protocol for sharing files in OS X Mavericks. SMB2 is superfast, increases security, and improves Windows compatibility.
• Efficient. SMB2 features Resource compounding, allowing multiple requests to be sent in a single request. In addition, SMB2 can use large reads and writes to make better use of faster networks as well as large MTU support for blazing speeds on 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It aggressively caches file and folder properties and uses opportu- nistic locking to enable better caching of data. It’s even more reliable, thanks to the ability to transparently reconnect to servers in the event of a temporary disconnect.
• Secure. SMB2 supports Extended Authentication Security using Kerberos and NTLMv2.
• Compatible. SMB2 is automatically used to share files between two Mac computers running OS X Mavericks, or when a Windows client running Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 connects to your Mac. Mavericks maintains support for AFP and SMB network file-sharing protocols, automatically selecting the appropriate protocol as needed.

The best way is apparently to mount the drive manually in Volumes (Settings/Users & Groups/Login Items) and then add it as a local folder in Spark.  This should ensure quick and reliable library scans/rescans.

Thanks to Brian over at the Roon forum for pointing this out.  See that thread for the gory details.
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