macOS Finder Issues when copy, rename files - What are the best Settings for SMB/macOS?

[qnapusr]

On daily base I’m using macOS (15.6.x) on a daily base together with a TS-853A (QTS 5.2.6.3229) and noticed over the last couple months that when copy files or renaming files using macOS Finder that files that the activity either can’t be fully performed or that the files end up being “locked” without being able to do much more. It’s clearly a macOS Finder issue when it tries to write meta data since performing file copy from terminal windows works fine.

While I’ve being configuring back and fort like disabling the writing of meta data against network shares from macOS still have issues and kind of running out of ideas.

So what are for example the recommended settings for SMB Advanced Options on the QNAP?

Beside for example disable .DS_store writing on network drives:

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool TRUE

Including updating the /etc/config/smb.conf global section to include:

vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr
fruit:metadata = stream
fruit:resource = stream
fruit:locking = netatalk
fruit:encoding = native

Still have issues. Open for suggestion as it’s starting to get a bit frustrating.

[NA9D]

I use multiple MACs on Multiple NAS units and have never had the problems you suggest. I leave .DS_Store alone, it’s an annoying aspect of MacOS but I ignore those. Who cares.

It sounds more perhaps like a permissions issue than anything else. Are you sure that your NAS user has R/W permissions on the NAS? Here’s the settings I use on my primary NAS (note: I have SMB v1 enabled as my Sonos system requires that in order to work and the NAS is a server for Sonos).