====== Fixes for poor SMB client performance on macOS ======
===== Measures =====
  - ''sudo vim /private/etc/nsmb.conf'' \\ <code ini># /etc/nsmb.conf - macOS 11.3 - 2021-04-29
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SMB configuration for macOS 11.3 <-> Synology
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Additional information:
# -----------------------
# https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT211927
# https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208209
# https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/309016/smb-share-deadlocks-since-high-sierra
# https://photographylife.com/afp-vs-nfs-vs-smb-performance
# https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT212277
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[default]
# Use NTFS streams if supported
streams=yes

# Soft mount by default
soft=yes

# Disable signing due to macOS bug
signing_required=no

# Disable directory caching
dir_cache_off=yes

# Lock negotiation to SMB2/3 only
# 7 == 0111  SMB 1/2/3 should be enabled
# 6 == 0110  SMB 2/3 should be enabled
# 4 == 0100  SMB 3 should be enabled
protocol_vers_map=6

# No SMB1, so we disable NetBIOS
port445=no_netbios

# Turn off notifications
notify_off=yes

# SMB Multichannel behavior
# To disable multichannel support completely uncomment the next line
# mc_on=no

# Some Wi-Fi networks advertise faster speeds than the connected wired network. 
mc_prefer_wired=yes</code>
  - Disable signing \\ ''sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server SigningRequired -bool FALSE''
  - Prevent reading .DS_Store files \\ ''defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool TRUE''

===== Sources =====
  * [[https://support.apple.com/en-us/102064|Adjust SMB browsing behavior in macOS]]
  * [[https://gist.github.com/jbfriedrich/49b186473486ac72c4fe194af01288be|macOS 11.2 NSMB configuration]]
  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/13u8zhf/comment/ke5krqa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button|MacOS issue when connecting to SMB shares with large number of files]]