How to Recover a Document From a Terminal Server

Terminal Services is the old name for the Windows Remote Desktop application. Copying files from the Remote Desktop session to your local hard drive is turned off by default. This means you are unable to recover a file from your Terminal Services machine. You turn on file sharing by enabling disk sharing before connecting to the remote computer. This lets you copy the file from the terminal window to your desktop, so you can recover and save your documents.

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  Click the Windows "Start" button on your local computer. Click "All Programs," then "Accessories" and "Remote Desktop." This opens a dialog box where you create your settings.

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  Click the "Options" button on the dialog box. This expands a list of options for your connection. Check the box labeled "Disk Drives." This shares the disk drive directories between the two computers.

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  Click "Connect" to open the terminal window and connect to the remote computer. When the desktop opens, right-click the file you want to recover. Select "Copy." This copies the file to your local Windows clipboard.

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  Click the "Minimize" button on the terminal window. Right-click your desktop and select "Paste." The file is copied from the remote computer to your local computer.