Copy files to a Windows VPS with Remote Desktop

Share a drive from your computer

1. 1.Close the session if it is open, then open Remote Desktop Connection: Windows key, type mstsc, Enter.
2. 2.Click Show Options, at the bottom left.
3. 3.Open the Local Resources tab.
4. 4.Under Local devices and resources, click More….
5. 5.Tick Drives, or only the drive you want to share, then click OK.
6. 6.Go back to the General tab, enter the VPS address and connect.

Copy the files

1. 1.In the VPS, open File Explorer, then This PC.
2. 2.Your shared drives appear with the name of your computer, for example “C on MY-PC”.
3. 3.Open one, then copy and paste or drag and drop your files into a folder on the VPS, such as C:\.

For a single file, copy and paste also works without sharing a drive: copy the file on your computer, then paste it in a window on the VPS. The clipboard is ticked by default in Local Resources.

The VPS can read everything on a shared drive. Only share the one you need, and reconnect without ticking it once the transfer is done.

If the drives do not appear

Sharing only applies to the next connection. Close the session completely (Start, then Sign out), open it again and check that Drives is ticked in Local Resources.