Mac OS X 10.5: "The text entered does not appear to be a recognized URL format" alert when connecting to server or Time Machine
Symptoms
An alert stating "The text entered does not appear to be a recognized URL format" may appear when attempting to connect to a server in the Finder (via Go > Connect to Server).
This can happen when:
- using Mac OS X 10.5 with a user account that was migrated from Mac OS X 10.4
or - when data from a Time Capsule-based Time Machine backup has been migrated from another Mac
Products Affected
Mac OS X 10.5, Time Machine
Resolution
- In the Finder, double-click on your hard disk.
- Open the folder named System.
- Open the Library folder.
- Open the Filesystems folder.
- Drag the folder named "URLMount (from old Mac)" to your desktop as a precautionary backup.
- Once the copy is complete, control-click the original "URLMount (from old Mac)" folder (not the one on your desktop) and choose "Move to Trash" from the contextual menu.
- Enter the name and password of an administrator if prompted. The first user account created on your Mac is an administrator account.
- Restart.
This document will be updated as more information becomes available.
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