How to access your PC Disk/Pen Drive/Printer on Windows VPS/RDP?

[Dewlance]

If you want to access your local PC hard disk/pen drive/printer on your Windows VPS/RDP then follow this tutorial.

Here is example:




How can I access plug n play device/pen drive/hard disk or printer on Remote PC/VPS?


Step 1: Open Remote Desktop Application and click on the "Option" and it will show full menu.




Step 2: Click on the "Local Resources" tab and then click on the "More.." option.




Step 3: Now click on the "+" button to expand "Drives" list and select your drive or "plug n play" option you want to access on your Windows VPS/RDP Server then click on the "Ok" button.




Step 4: Now click on the "connect" button, Accept warning and then you will be able to access your local PC disk on your Remote server. You can also use it for transferring file, Accessing CD/DVD or Pen Drive, Printer, etc.




Warning: If you have a sensitive data on your PC then do not use this or use at your own risk because of It maybe possible that your server is infected or hacker can access your files. Many peoples use it only for printing, etc.

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[hoangvu]

If you want to access your local PC hard disk/pen drive/printer on your Windows VPS/RDP then follow this tutorial.

Here is example:
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Step 4: Now click on the "connect" button, Accept warning and then you will be able to access your local PC disk on your Remote server. You can also use it for transferring file, Accessing CD/DVD or Pen Drive, Printer, etc.
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How to create F drive in the first image and it's possible to access your PC Disk/Pen Drive/Printer on Linux VPS? Or It is possible to remote Your VPS with remote program on Windows?

What are the next pictures after Step 4?

Sorry for this question because I have not used this way before but your post is awesome!

 

[Dewlance]

How to create F drive in the first image

I was post this as preview, When you connect your local drive with RDP/VPS then F drive will be automatically created. (F Drive = Your local disk drive)

it's possible to access your PC Disk/Pen Drive/Printer on Linux VPS?

Maybe possible but I did not use Linux VPS however RDP is also available for Linux server.(I never use RDP and always use SSH so I am not sure that you can do this with Linux)

What are the next pictures after Step 4?

After Step 4 you will get a warning like.


and then "F drive"(A-Z Letter) will show in your Remote PC.


Thank you.

 

[NatalieLawrence9]

NatalieLawrence9

Thank you for your help!

 

[Percentage]

Thanks, this was so useful.

 

[anhbloginc]

Remote Desktop is a good feature.

 

[LowEndXeon]

Great tutorial, find it annoying somethings when you have to upload an OS via WiFI, to get on an IPMI. This can help alot, thanks!

 

[Dewlance]

No need to say thanks, I am happy that I give my contribution to this forum.

Many user use similar feature for remote printing

 

[harrygreen90]

harrygreen90

I heard one time about using Windows VPS to control prints remotely but how can I do that?
Does it have a protocol for my VPS or special setups for my print?

 

[Nemanja]

Nemanja

You can setup a print network if you have a Windows VPS.
Google also has this option if you use Google cloud hosting.

 

[harrygreen90]

harrygreen90

it is a great idea to try, thanks for sharing!

 

[DeirdreRoberts]

thank u ! u saved my printer bro

 

[Server Trafficweb]

Install USB Network Gate and start it. Find the required USB port/device in the “Local USB devices” tab and click “Share” next to it. Connect to the remote desktop via Remote Desktop Connection. Once you are done with the setup, click 'Finish