Drag / Drop or Copy / Paste on Local Device > RDSH and Vice Versa

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Drag / Drop or Copy / Paste on Local Device > RDSH and Vice Versa

Kenelm Ulric Dogcio 105

Hi All,

Hope you can help me with my issue.

We currently have a VDI which is clearly using RDSH.

What we wanted to be able to do is to Copy/Paste (A text or a file) and/or Drag/Drop (a File/Folder) from my Laptop to the RDSH(VDI) and Vice Versa. We can do the Laptop > RDSH but we can't do it on RDSH > Laptop.

The RDSH is being accessed on the same Laptop via the VDI.

My questions are (Also to have an idea)

I saw some posts on google regarding RDP/RDSH that Drag and Drop is not supported. Is this true?
Is Drag and Drop the same with Copy / Paste(ex: Right Click > Copy/Paste or CTRL+C/V ?
Which GPO corresponds to each of the two?

Hoping for your answers. And thank you in advanced!

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Krasimir Rangelov 240

While Remote Desktop Services (RDS) does not officially and natively support the "Drag-and-Drop" feature, users can employ copy-paste keyboard shortcuts or utilize the mouse to perform these actions effectively.
In practical terms, copying and pasting through right-clicking or employing keyboard shortcuts achieves the same result as Drag and Drop—transferring data seamlessly between the local and remote environments.
To ensure seamless clipboard redirection on both RDSH and RDVH, configure the policy "Do not allow Clipboard redirection" to Disabled. This setting guarantees that clipboard redirection is consistently permitted. Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection > Do not allow Clipboard redirection [set it to Disabled] Clipboard redirection encompasses both text information and file transfers, enhancing the versatility of data sharing between the local and remote desktops. ADDITIONALLY, if you have multiple Remote Desktop Collections, and you don't want all of them to allow Clipboard redirection you can skip all of the steps above and take a look below. If you want to enable Clipboard redirection only for specific RD Collections navigate to Server Manager, go to Remote Desktop Services, For Example: You have two RD Collections: Select your preferred collection and focus on Properties tab, select Tasks: Select Edit Properties from TASKS dropdown menu. When Edit Properties Window appears, select Client Settings and enabled Clipboard redirection on the Collection. Keep in mind that this applies to all servers that are part of the targeted RD Collection. Finally, on the client machine running the remote desktop connection client (mstsc), navigate to the Local Resources Tab. Ensure that the Clipboard option is selected by checking the corresponding checkbox for seamless clipboard redirection. Make sure when you initiate Remote Desktop Session with the server to check on the client machine if the RDP Clipboard Monitor (rdpclip.exe) process is being executed. --please don't forget to close up the thread here by marking answer if the reply is helpful--

Kenelm Ulric Dogcio 105 Reputation points

2024-02-07T06:40:07.2633333+00:00

Thank you for your answer! While i understand that copying and pasting through right-clicking or employing keyboard shortcuts achieves the same result as Drag and Drop. Does this mean they are the same? Do you mean both uses the policy "Do not allow clipboard redirection"?
Kenelm Ulric Dogcio 105 Reputation points

2024-02-07T06:40:58.34+00:00

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Krasimir Rangelov 240 Reputation points

2024-02-07T07:37:02.7633333+00:00

Clipboard Redirection redirects the client's Clipboard store. The clipboard can contain text information and files. As I mentioned already mentioned native "Drag-and-Drop" is not supported. "Drag-and-drop" in perfect world can do two things: Copy to the destination (Ctrl+C (Copy) / Ctrl+V (Paste)) /data resides on the source and the destination/. Move the file from the source to the destination (Ctrl+X (Cut) / Ctrl+ V (Paste)) /data should reside only on the destination and in the source should be deleted/ - THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED IN RDP, cutting the file on the client machine and pasting it in the remote desktop session WILL NOT delete (move) the file to the remote system, it will only make a COPY and IT WILL KEEP the file in the client machine. Technically, you can also use Drive redirection which is a feature in MS-RDP. This allows you to redirect your disks (volumes) to be remotely accessible to the remote desktop session (only while the session is active). First configure your RDSH/RDVH system to allow drive redirection: If you want to apply that only for a specific collection you can navigate to your target collection (see above in the answer), go to Session Collection Properties and inside Client Settings make sure Drives are enabled If you want to configured it through Group Policy navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection > Do not allow drive redirection [set it to Disabled]

Set the option [Disabled] for Do not allow drive redirection

On the client side, launch Remote Desktop Connection Navigate to Local Resources > From Local devices and Resources below select More > Inside You'll find Drives > Select the drives you want to redirect, then connect WITHOUT DISK REDIRECTION WINDOWS EXPLORER SHOULD LOOK LIKE THAT

WHEN YOU REDIRECT THE CLIENT DISK WINDOWS EXPLORER SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

As you can see, C:\ volume has been redirected from my local client to the server. Through Disk redirection you can technically drag-and-drop files. Copying from shared client drive to the server seamlessly. You can copy, paste, move and make symbolic links Copy from Server to Client

Move from Server to Client (and vise-versa) That said, you can only drag and drop remotely on the SESSION through client shared drive through drive redirection. #The screenshots are from my lab environment#

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