How to Mount a Remote Drive at Login on Mac OS X

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Mount the drive you want to have remounted at login.

   There are many ways to do this, one of which is to click on the Finder icon in the Dock, go into the Go sub menu in the menu bar, and click on "Connect to Server...".
   
   A box will appear, telling you to type in a server address.
   
   After you have typed one in, click "Connect" and mount one of the available drives.
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   Step 2: Open your System Preferences and go into the "Accounts" preference pane.

   If it's not already in your Dock (which is unrecommended, as this provides easy access to it), you can click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and go into "System Preferences...". , It will be at the top of the list. , This will bring you to list of items that run at login. , If you did it right, you should see a green plus sign near your mouse cursor.
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   Step 3: Click on your account in the accounts list

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   Step 4: if it is not selected already.

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   Step 5: Click the "Login Items" button near the top of the window.

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   Step 6: Take the volume icon for the remote drive that was placed on your desktop and drag it into the list of login items.

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