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Procedure
1 Open the Preferences dialog box with the Sharing panel displayed.
Option Description
From the desktop and application
selection window
Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences and click Sharing.
From the Sharing dialog box that
appears when you connect to a
desktop or application
Click the Preferences > Sharing link in the dialog box.
From within a desktop OS
Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences from the menu bar and click
Sharing.
2 Configure the client drive redirection settings.
Option Action
Share a specific folder or drive with
remote desktops and applications
Click the plus (+) button, browse to and select the folder or drive to share,
and click Add.
NOTE You cannot share a folder on a USB device if the device is already
connected to a remote desktop or application with the USB redirection
feature.
Stop sharing a specific folder or
drive
Select the folder or drive in the Folder list and click the minus (-) button.
Allow remote desktops and
applications access to files in your
home directory
Select the Allow access to home-directory check box.
Share USB storage devices with
remote desktops and applications
Select the Allow access to removable storage check box. The client drive
redirection feature automatically shares all USB storage devices inserted in
your client system and all FireWire and Thunderbolt-connected external
drives. You do not need to select a specific device to share.
NOTE USB storage devices already connected to a remote desktop or
application with the USB redirection feature are not shared.
If this check box is deselected, you can use the USB redirection feature to
connect USB storage devices to remote desktops and applications.
Do not show the Sharing dialog box
when you connect to a remote
desktop or 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 desktop or application after you connect to a server. For
example, if you log in to a server and connect to a desktop, you see the
Sharing dialog box. If you then connect to another desktop or application,
you do not see the dialog box again. To see the dialog box again, you must
disconnect from the server and then log in again.
3 Configure settings for remote applications.
a Click the Settings button (gear icon) in the upper right corner of the desktop and application
selection window and select Applications in the left pane.
b Select Open local files in hosted applications to turn on the ability to open local files with remote
applications from the local file system.
c Select Run hosted applications from your local Applications folder to turn on the ability to run
remote applications from the Applications folder on the client system.
What to do next
Verify that you can see the shared folders from within the remote desktop or application:
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From within a Windows remote desktop, open File Explorer and look in the Devices and drives section
in the This PC folder, or open Windows Explorer and look in the Other section in the Computer folder.
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