Q: \\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?

A: 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.

A: 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.


A: On Windows Server 2008 R2:
Server Manager > Remote Desktop Services > RD Session Host Configuration
Right click on RDP-Tcp Connection and choose Properties.
Click on Client Settings tab.
Clear Drive Mapping checkbox in list of disabled settings.

A: *

*If files AND text (eg entire clipboard) isn't working, kill and restart rdpclip.exe on the server

*If text copy/paste works, but file transfer doesn't, definitely could be the "drive redirection" feature being disabled. Another way of checking that is:


*

*gpedit.msc (local group policy editor)


*Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection


*Disable Do not allow drive redirection


*Re-establish the RDP connection


This policy setting specifies whether to prevent the mapping of client
drives in a Remote Desktop Services session (drive redirection).
By default, an RD Session Host server maps client drives automatically
upon connection. Mapped drives appear in the session folder tree in
File Explorer or Computer in the format  on
. You can use this policy setting to override this
behavior.
If you enable this policy setting, client drive redirection is not
allowed in Remote Desktop Services sessions, and Clipboard file copy
redirection is not allowed on computers running Windows Server 2003,
Windows 8, and Windows XP.
If you disable this policy setting, client drive redirection is always
allowed. In addition, Clipboard file copy redirection is always
allowed if Clipboard redirection is allowed.
If you do not configure this policy setting, client drive redirection
and Clipboard file copy redirection are not specified at the Group
Policy level.

