How to Access Local Drives from a Terminal Server: 8 Steps

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This article demonstrates how to configure the remote desktop client so that you can access local drives from a terminal server session.

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Steps

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   Open the Remote Desktop Connection.

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   Click on the Local Resources tab.

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   Place a checkmark in the option for “disk drives”. If not, click on More.

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   Put a checkmark in the Drives Option.

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   Click OK.

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   Click on the General tab, enter the name or the IP address of the server you wish to connect to and click on ‘Connect’ to login to the terminal server.

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   Re-login to the terminal server. After logging into the terminal server, the drives on the local computer will be accessible.

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