Screen sharing keeps disconnecting - unusable!

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redstar2000 Author

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Screen sharing keeps disconnecting - unusable!

My new Mac Mini replaced my trusty old one recently and it's driving me mad with simple things that used to work flawlessly now not working - screen sharing, file sharing and Time Machine.

This post is about screen sharing. I am constantly randomly disconnected. Sometimes when connecting I have to try to log in twice, as the first attempt is rejected - yet each time the password is the same.

It will disconnect whilst I'm actively using it. Sometimes it can take several seconds to offer me the option to log in again.

Any suggestions?

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 18

Posted on Nov 26, 2024 6:24 AM

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BDAqua

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Nov 26, 2024 8:35 AM in response to redstar2000

In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.

Run Disk First Aid on all items in the left panel, from top down.

Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Give etrecheck Full Disk Access before running.

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

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