fweller

How I fixed slow NAS SMB access on my Apple-silicon Mac

Last updated: 20251123

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Problem

• SMB performance on Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2/M3/M4) is often dramatically slower compared to Intel-based Macs or Linux/Windows PCs.
• This is an extremely common issue with other users employing Synology, TrueNAS, or Linux Samba.

shamil

How to mount a qcow2 disk image

This is a quick guide to mounting a qcow2 disk images on your host server. This is useful to reset passwords, edit files, or recover something without the virtual machine running.

Step 1 - Enable NBD on the Host

modprobe nbd max_part=8