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Just to be clear, at least on the MacOS version (and probably Linux, too, given how similar their underpinnings are) you can't just go and type in an arbitrary UNC or SMB link, it has to be mounted first and ONLY then you can use its local file system mount point as a target.

I have found this to ...

To Pierry, when you drag in an already resolved SMB share, it simply references the mount point in MacOS, such as /Volumes/blahblahblah, which while it works, means that you have to have previously mounted all of your SMB shares, it can't resolve and mount them on the fly. That is a deal breaker for ...

Xenon, I know how to formulate a valid SMB link. That's not the problem. The problem is that it's not possible to enter an SMB share link, a UNC reference, or anything other than something attached to the local file system (like a previously resolved UNC or SMB that has already been connected up ...

I just started trying to use FFS on a Mac today, having used it for a long time successfully on Windows. Trying to perform the same action today on my new Mac, the program is not letting me use UNCs to the SMB Shares as the target.

I have several folders on my Mac that I want to back up:
/Users ...