Why can't I setup an SSHFS share? “OSXFUSE file system is not available” error

Question

I\'m trying to setup an SSHFS share from my local machine to a remote machine, but it is not working. I\'m getting the error OSXFUSE file system is not available (see below). Ho

Answer 1

If you run brew info osxfuse and follow the instructions to the letter, I believe it would work.

From what You described, you just tried unloading the (possible) previous kernel extension, but did not complete the last important step to actually install the new extension.

This is what brew info osxfuse tells me:

If upgrading from a previous version of osxfuse, the previous kernel extension
will need to be unloaded before installing the new version. First, check that
no FUSE-based file systems are running:

  mount -t osxfusefs

Unmount all FUSE file systems and then unload the kernel extension:

  sudo kextunload -b com.github.osxfuse.filesystems.osxfusefs

The new osxfuse file system bundle needs to be installed by the root user:

  sudo /bin/cp -RfX /usr/local/opt/osxfuse/Library/Filesystems/osxfusefs.fs /Library/Filesystems
  sudo chmod +s /Library/Filesystems/osxfusefs.fs/Support/load_osxfusefs