\\tsclient share is blank when RDP'ing to remote Windows server
I'm logging into a Windows 2003 system from a Windows 7 workstation using Remote Desktop. I'm aiming to try and copy some files to the server from the client. In the 'local resources' section of the RDC, I've got all the drives ticked so it should be sharing those drives with the remote server.
However, when I log in, none of these shares get mapped, and if I navigate to \\tsclient, I just get a blank listing.
What's wrong here? What do I need to enable to allow this functionality to work?
Solution 1:
Is there any kind of restrictions on the server that you are remoting into?
Check: Start > Run > tscc.msc
Right click on RDP-Tcp and go to Properties > Client Settings
Make sure that Drive Mapping doesn't have a check in it.
Solution 2:
If I understand correctly, this can happen if drive redirection is disabled. To see if that's the case on Windows Server 2012 R2:
- Run
mmc. - Under File, choose Add/Remove Snap-In.
- Add the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) snap-in.
- Right-click on Resultant Set of Policy and choose "Generate RSoP Data."
- Choose logging mode and follow the on-screen prompts to select the computer you're interested in. You don't need user policy settings.
- Navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Remote Desktop Services, Remote Desktop Session Host, Device and Resource Redirection.
- Check whether "Do not allow drive redirection" is listed as Enabled.