With the client drive redirection feature, you can share folders and drives on the local client system with remote desktops and published applications. Shared drives can include mapped drives and USB storage devices.
Note: The client drive redirection feature does not support sharing Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, and enterprise file storage.
In a Windows remote desktop, shared folders and drives appear in the This PC folder or in the Computer folder, depending on the Windows operating system version. In a published application, such as Notepad, you can browse to and open a file in a shared folder or drive.
In a Linux remote desktop, when you enable the Client Drive Redirection (CDR) feature, your local system’s shared folders and drives become available for you to access. Use the tsclient folder located in your home directory in the remote Linux desktop. To use this feature, you must install the CDR components.
The client drive redirection settings apply to all remote desktops and published applications.
Prerequisites
For end users - To share folders and drives with a remote desktop or published application, an administrator must enable the client drive redirection feature.
For administrators - To enable and configure the client drive redirection feature, verify that you have completed the following tasks:
- Verify that the client drive redirection feature is installed in Horizon Agent. The client drive redirection feature is installed by default.
- Install the following library files. On some thin-client machines, these library files might not be installed by default.
libsigc-2.0.so.0libglibmm-2.4.so.1
- You can include or exclude folders on devices that have specified vendor and product IDs from being redirected by using the Include Vid/Pid Device and Exclude Vid/Pid Device group policy settings. For more information, see the Horizon Remote Desktop Features and GPOs document.
Connecting a Linux Client to a Windows Remote Desktop
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Open the Settings dialog box with the Sharing panel displayed.
Option Description From the desktop and application selector window Right-click a remote desktop or published application icon, select Settings, and click Drive Sharing. Alternatively, select Connection > Settings from the menu bar and click Drive Sharing. From the Sharing dialog box when you connect to a remote desktop or published application Click Allow to share, or Deny to not share, your home directory. From within a remote desktop Select Connection > Settings from the menu bar and click Drive Sharing. -
Configure the client drive redirection settings.
Option Action Share a specific folder or drive with remote desktops and published applications Click the Add button, browse to and select the folder or drive to share, and click Open. Note: If a USB device is already connected to a remote desktop or published application with the USB redirection feature, you cannot share a folder on the USB device. Stop sharing a specific folder or drive Select the folder or drive in the Folder list and click the Remove button. Give remote desktops and published applications access to files in your home directory Select the Share your home folder: home-directory check box. Share USB storage devices with remote desktops and published applications Toggle the Allow auto access to removable storage option to on. The client drive redirection feature shares all USB storage devices inserted in your client system and all FireWire and Thunderbolt-connected external drives automatically. Selecting a specific device to share is not necessary. Note: USB storage devices already connected to a remote desktop or published application with the USB redirection feature are not shared. If this option is toggled off, you can use the USB redirection feature to connect USB storage devices to remote desktops and published applications. Do not show the Sharing dialog box when you connect to a remote desktop or published application Select the Do not show dialog when connecting to a desktop or application check box. If this check box is deselected, the Sharing dialog box appears the first time you connect to a remote desktop or published application. For example, if you log in to a server and connect to a remote desktop, you see the Sharing dialog box. If you then connect to another remote desktop or published application, you do not see the dialog box. To see the dialog box again, you must disconnect from the server and log in again. -
Click Apply.
Connecting a Linux Client to a Linux Remote Desktop
When connecting a Linux Client to a Linux Remote Desktop, your local system’s shared folders and drives are available from the tsclient folder located in your Home directory in the remote Linux desktop.
- Launch Horizon Client for Linux.
- If you have not already done so, connect to a Horizon Server.
- From the Omnissa Horizon Client tab, select Settings > Drive Sharing.
- To map a folder to the remote desktop/app/VDI, click the plus sign (+) and select the folder to share.
- Click Add. The selected folders are added to the
tsclientfolder and are available for use.
Note: The tsclient folder is automatically mounted and appears in the Files panel. If you click the carat to the right of the tsclient folder name, the folder is unmounted. To remount, log out and log in again. The tsclientfolder and any added folders will display.
For more information on connecting a Linux Client to a Linux Remote Desktop, see these topics:
What to do next
Verify that you can see the shared folders from within the remote desktop or published application.
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In a Windows remote desktop, open File Explorer and look in the This PC folder, or open Windows Explorer and look in the Computer folder, depending on the Windows operating system version.
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In a published application, select File > Open or File > Save As and navigate to the folder or drive.
The folders and drives that you selected for sharing might use one (or more) of the following naming conventions.
| Naming Convention | Example |
|---|---|
folder-name on desktop-name | jsmith on JSMITH-W03 |
folder-name (drive-number:) | jsmith (Z:) |
folder-name on desktoptop-name (drive-number:) | jsmith on JSMITH-W03 (Z:) |
For remote desktops running certain Horizon Agent versions, a redirected folder can have two entrances, such as under Devices and drives and Network locations in Windows 10, and both entrances can appear at the same time. If all the volume labels (from A: through Z:) are already in use, the redirected folder has only one entrance.
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