Shortcut to local folder

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I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
(\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn’t
work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.

Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
>
> Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.


No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?

What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
from the TS session?

/Tommy


"IshmaelDS" wrote:

> On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
> >
> > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
>
>
> No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
>
>
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

What is your version of TS client and server? Does the shortcut work if you
disconnect/reconnect?

Thanks

Rong


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"TommyD" <TommyD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:67108703-1607-4806-92FB-C96E38104026@microsoft.com...
> Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
>
> What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> from the TS session?
>
> /Tommy
>
>
> "IshmaelDS" wrote:
>
>> On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
>> > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it
>> > doesn't
>> > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
>> >
>> > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
>>
>>
>> No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
>>
>>
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

I use RDP 6.0 and 2003 server. No, it don't work when disconnect/reconnect.

/Tommy


"Rong Chen [MSFT]" wrote:

> What is your version of TS client and server? Does the shortcut work if you
> disconnect/reconnect?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rong
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "TommyD" <TommyD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:67108703-1607-4806-92FB-C96E38104026@microsoft.com...
> > Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
> >
> > What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> > from the TS session?
> >
> > /Tommy
> >
> >
> > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> >
> >> On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> >> > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it
> >> > doesn't
> >> > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
> >>
> >>
> >> No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
> >>
> >>
>
>
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

On Oct 30, 11:11 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
>
> What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> from the TS session?
>
> /Tommy
>
> "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
>
> > > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
>
> > No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?


Yes map it from your TS session. If it's your local drive on your
local machine you may be able to map it via the admin share. Or as I
was not really thinking when i posted before if your connecting inside
your own network or a suitably high speed connection you can use the
RDP client to do it for you. When you open the RDP client click on
options then click on local resources and share your local drives, the
latest version of it allows you to pick which local drives you want to
show up. Then once you connect your local drive will show up in
windows explorer.
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

I already map my drive (C:) through RDP client when connecting.
I can work with my local drive in TS session, no problem, it connects every
time.

The problem is that I need a shortcut on my TS desktop to a specific folder
on my local drive eg, "c:\my folder". Or a better solution to access my local
folder (my PC is not on the same network as the TS).

I can create a short-cut to my local folder and it works great, but not
after login off/on.

Thanks for any assistance!
/Tommy

"IshmaelDS" wrote:

> On Oct 30, 11:11 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
> >
> > What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> > from the TS session?
> >
> > /Tommy
> >
> > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > > > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > > > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
> >
> > > > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
> >
> > > No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
>
>
> Yes map it from your TS session. If it's your local drive on your
> local machine you may be able to map it via the admin share. Or as I
> was not really thinking when i posted before if your connecting inside
> your own network or a suitably high speed connection you can use the
> RDP client to do it for you. When you open the RDP client click on
> options then click on local resources and share your local drives, the
> latest version of it allows you to pick which local drives you want to
> show up. Then once you connect your local drive will show up in
> windows explorer.
>
>
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

On Nov 1, 1:00 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I already map my drive (C:) through RDP client when connecting.
> I can work with my local drive in TS session, no problem, it connects every
> time.
>
> The problem is that I need a shortcut on my TS desktop to a specific folder
> on my local drive eg, "c:\my folder". Or a better solution to access my local
> folder (my PC is not on the same network as the TS).
>
> I can create a short-cut to my local folder and it works great, but not
> after login off/on.
>
> Thanks for any assistance!
> /Tommy
>
> "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > On Oct 30, 11:11 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
>
> > > What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> > > from the TS session?
>
> > > /Tommy
>
> > > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > > On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > > > > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > > > > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
>
> > > > > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
>
> > > > No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
>
> > Yes map it from your TS session. If it's your local drive on your
> > local machine you may be able to map it via the admin share. Or as I
> > was not really thinking when i posted before if your connecting inside
> > your own network or a suitably high speed connection you can use the
> > RDP client to do it for you. When you open the RDP client click on
> > options then click on local resources and share your local drives, the
> > latest version of it allows you to pick which local drives you want to
> > show up. Then once you connect your local drive will show up in
> > windows explorer.

Why not make a script that deletes then recreates the shortcut to the
folder everytime you login. You say if you make it, it works, but
when you recconecct it doesn't. This would seem to solve that problem.
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

Thanks! "script that deletes then recreates the shortcut", it worked great.

Regards
Tommy

"IshmaelDS" wrote:

> On Nov 1, 1:00 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I already map my drive (C:) through RDP client when connecting.
> > I can work with my local drive in TS session, no problem, it connects every
> > time.
> >
> > The problem is that I need a shortcut on my TS desktop to a specific folder
> > on my local drive eg, "c:\my folder". Or a better solution to access my local
> > folder (my PC is not on the same network as the TS).
> >
> > I can create a short-cut to my local folder and it works great, but not
> > after login off/on.
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance!
> > /Tommy
> >
> > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > On Oct 30, 11:11 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
> >
> > > > What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> > > > from the TS session?
> >
> > > > /Tommy
> >
> > > > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > > > On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > > > > > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > > > > > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
> >
> > > > > > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
> >
> > > > > No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
> >
> > > Yes map it from your TS session. If it's your local drive on your
> > > local machine you may be able to map it via the admin share. Or as I
> > > was not really thinking when i posted before if your connecting inside
> > > your own network or a suitably high speed connection you can use the
> > > RDP client to do it for you. When you open the RDP client click on
> > > options then click on local resources and share your local drives, the
> > > latest version of it allows you to pick which local drives you want to
> > > show up. Then once you connect your local drive will show up in
> > > windows explorer.
>
> Why not make a script that deletes then recreates the shortcut to the
> folder everytime you login. You say if you make it, it works, but
> when you recconecct it doesn't. This would seem to solve that problem.
>
>
 
Re: Shortcut to local folder

On Nov 4, 10:52 pm, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thanks! "script that deletes then recreates the shortcut", it worked great.
>
> Regards
> Tommy
>
> "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > On Nov 1, 1:00 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > I already map my drive (C:) through RDP client when connecting.
> > > I can work with my local drive in TS session, no problem, it connects every
> > > time.
>
> > > The problem is that I need a shortcut on my TS desktop to a specific folder
> > > on my local drive eg, "c:\my folder". Or a better solution to access my local
> > > folder (my PC is not on the same network as the TS).
>
> > > I can create a short-cut to my local folder and it works great, but not
> > > after login off/on.
>
> > > Thanks for any assistance!
> > > /Tommy
>
> > > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > > On Oct 30, 11:11 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > > Do you mean that it should work even after log off/on?
>
> > > > > What do you mean by map my drive? Should I share my local drive and map it
> > > > > from the TS session?
>
> > > > > /Tommy
>
> > > > > "IshmaelDS" wrote:
> > > > > > On Oct 30, 9:14 am, TommyD <Tom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > I have created a shortcut on the TS desktop to my local drive
> > > > > > > (\\tsclient\C\My folder). It works fine but when I log off/on it doesn't
> > > > > > > work. Shortcut is there but will not open the local folder.
>
> > > > > > > Any ideas why? I need an easy way to access my local folder.
>
> > > > > > No idea why it doesn't work but why don't you just map your drive?
>
> > > > Yes map it from your TS session. If it's your local drive on your
> > > > local machine you may be able to map it via the admin share. Or as I
> > > > was not really thinking when i posted before if your connecting inside
> > > > your own network or a suitably high speed connection you can use the
> > > > RDP client to do it for you. When you open the RDP client click on
> > > > options then click on local resources and share your local drives, the
> > > > latest version of it allows you to pick which local drives you want to
> > > > show up. Then once you connect your local drive will show up in
> > > > windows explorer.
>
> > Why not make a script that deletes then recreates the shortcut to the
> > folder everytime you login. You say if you make it, it works, but
> > when you recconecct it doesn't. This would seem to solve that problem.

Glad I could help.
 
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