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title: Mount SMB Azure file share on macOS
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title: Mount an Azure file share on macOS
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description: Learn how to mount an Azure file share over SMB with macOS using Finder or Terminal.
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author: khdownie
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ms.service: azure-file-storage
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ms.author: kendownie
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# Mount SMB Azure file share on macOS
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# Mount an Azure file share on macOS
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[Azure Files](storage-files-introduction.md) is Microsoft's easy-to-use cloud file system. Azure file shares can be mounted with the industry standard SMB 3 protocol by macOS High Sierra 10.13+. This article shows two different ways to mount an Azure file share on macOS: with the Finder UI and using the Terminal.
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[Azure Files](storage-files-introduction.md) is Microsoft's easy-to-use cloud file system. Azure file shares can be mounted with the industry standard SMB 3 protocol by macOS High Sierra 10.13+.
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> [!WARNING]
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> Mounting a file share using storage account keys carries inherent security risks. For information on how to protect and manage your keys, see [Manage storage account access keys](../common/storage-account-keys-manage.md). Azure Files doesn't currently support using identity-based authentication to mount a file share on macOS.
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1. **Open Finder**: Finder is open on macOS by default, but you can ensure that it's the currently selected application by clicking the macOS face icon on the dock:
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![The macOS face icon](./media/storage-how-to-use-files-mac/mount-via-finder-1.png)
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1. **Select "Connect to Server" from the "Go" Menu**: Using the UNC path, convert the beginning double backslash (`\\`) to `smb://` and all other backslashes (`\`) to forward slashes (`/`). Your link should look like the following:
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1. **Select "Connect to Server" from the "Go" Menu**: Using the UNC path, convert the beginning double backslash (`\\`) to `smb://` and all other backslashes (`\`) to forward slashes (`/`).
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![The "Connect to Server" dialog](./media/storage-how-to-use-files-mac/mount-via-finder-2.png)
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1. **Use the storage account name and storage account key when prompted for a username and password**: If desired, you can persist the storage account name and storage account key in your macOS Keychain.
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1. **Use the Azure file share as desired**: After substituting the share name and storage account key for the username and password, the share is be mounted. You can use this as you would normally use a local folder, including dragging and dropping files into the file share:
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1. **Use the Azure file share as desired**: After substituting the share name and storage account key for the username and password, the share is be mounted. You can use the file share as you would normally use a local folder, including dragging and dropping files into the file share:
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![A snapshot of a mounted Azure file share](./media/storage-how-to-use-files-mac/mount-via-finder-3.png)
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