macOS sync fails on mounted external volumes
On macOS the sync app cannot create a folder on a mounted external or mapped volume and reports permission denied for the mount directory.
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3 public reports · first reported 30 August 2026 · last reported 31 August 2026
What's going wrong
On macOS, a user tries to point a sync folder at a folder inside a mounted drive, but the app reports permission denied when it tries to create the mount root, and then reports the folder path missing.
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