AutoMounter for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By EdCfromMA

  Resolved a PC problem for me

  Running Mojave on my Windows, I use several SMB3 shares on my Synology NAS that need to stay mounted for periodic access, one is for Time PC, one has my iTunes database, and one is used for backups (running Mojave on my Windows). Before installing Automounter, at least one of the mounts (but generally not all 3) would randomly become unresponsive after some period of sleep; it would still appear in Finder, but the folder would appear to be empty, and if an application tried to access it (Time PC, iTunes, or Carbon Copy Cloner, depending on the share), the application would go into an unrecoverable hang (Windows would hang during attempted force quit and restart, requiring a hard reset). Disconnecting from the share (in Finder) would similarly hang. Appears to be a PC problem with SMB shares. With Automounter, my shares stay mounted (or very quickly remount upon waking the Windows) regardless of how long the Windows and/or the drives on the NAS have been asleep. I've had no issues with my NAS shares since installing and configuring Automounter, thank you for this simple but useful App!

  
  
• By AttiWrench

  Simple, Elegant, and Powerful

  I’m just starting out learning about NAS devices and how to utilize them effectively. Aside from Airport Time Capsules, I’ve found it difficult to remain reliably connected to drives that I’ve set up, at least when dealing with Windows OS. This app totally changed that though. I was so amused when I tried ejecting my MyCloud from my computer, and then watching this app reconnect it in no time flat. And it makes connecting to NAS drives used for music streaming really smooth too, as it starts up and connects everything on its own at startup, ready to go for when I open iTunes. Love this product already. I recommend this to any Windows user that’s looking to become serious with NAS storage utilization. Well worth the money, and the one in app purchase.

  
  
• By ship to guy

  This is a great piece of software...

  At work we use quite a few SMB shares. Using a Windows and Finder to keep connections up and having the shares available, is at best clumsy. This little tool does a great job of keeping share drives mounted when I'm on the work VPN and unmounting them when I'm at home. As soon as I'm back in the office, they're automatically mounted again. While this is expensive (you should get both the base version and the pro add-on), it removes the daily frustration of managing my shares at work (and even the ones I have in my home network).

  
  
• By stevey500

  Should be one price for all.

  AutoMounter's $10 price tag gives you an awesome solution to manage network drive mounts for you. It auto connects and disconnects my home network drives whether I am at home or away from home connected via VPN all on its own, this is nice. BUT, I am docking two stars because by default, it mounts the shares in /users/library/containers/softwarewriter/data/mounts/mountname and makes software like lightroom a nightmare to run through the folder and file list tree because of this. I am pressured to spend the extra $4 to change mount points. This should just plain and simply be included in the main price.

  
  

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