Pop up message: There was a problem connecting to the server. URLs with the type "file:" are not supported.

Any ideas? Rather annoying, really. After clicking OK, it immediately reappears. After second 'OK' click it goes away. I have yet to determine what is triggering it. It was there again when I opened laptop this am. Heck, I don't even know what server it's referring to.

I had the same problem. We definitely traced it to Time Machine. The "Fix" was this: plugged in and designated different external HD as Backup volume. Then plugged in the original disc (after testing in in a different machine) and now the computer recognized it and error message stopped popping up. The Apple tech was as puzzled as I as to why this worked, but perhaps, forcing the machine to re-recognize it (or maybe even, gettting it recognized by a different machine first) somehow worked some magic. (Since posting this in another chat, several people have been successful. Good Luck!)

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Thank you!

Alright it didn't solve it. Any other suggestions?
I haven't suggested a solution yet. I want to know whether you still get the messages while Time Machine is disabled. Do you? If so, try any or all of the solutions proposed in this thread:
There was a Problem connecting to the...: Apple Support Communities

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I keep getting an error messahe that says
There was a problem connecting to the server. URLs with type "file" are not supported
Any ideas?

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Hi sorry for the delay in this reply but have been working away, this pop up message happens only when both the imac and macbook pro is on, and if you try to connect using the correct user details it just keeps popping up, it does the same when you cancel / ignore it also.
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Hi
Thanks this has helped me solve the problem.
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It told me that it could not resolve things on any of the 4 tests.
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Not a nice answer!
Posting "Check the 'More like this'" area and not simply providing the answer is a great way to make these groups worthless.
You're ignoring context. On the old Apple Discussion Groups I never posted replies like that, instead giving people relatively detailed answers. The new Apple Support Communities made things worse by introducing certain inefficiencies. Then came Lion. The flood of messages that came with Lion required a painful choice for any of the people who had been helping here: (1) Give quality responses to a few questions and ignore the rest. (2) When applicable, give a brief answer such as the one that you found objectionable. (3) Give up all the other normal activities of life and spend full time trying to answer questions here.
People who needed help with Lion problems seemed to have trouble discovering existing message threads that described how to solve their problems. I never posted the suggestion of "Check the 'More like this' area" without verifying that the help that the poster needed could be found there. Even doing that, what I posted saved me time that I could use to help someone else.
The people helping here are all volunteers. None of them is being paid for the time they spend here. They all have a life outside of Apple Support Communities. It's arrogant of you to demand that people helping here spend more time than they already do.

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