If Auto Connect is enabled and you are prompted to log in, click Cancel.If off campus, first connect to the BU VPN then open the VMware Horizon Client.See the instructions below for both MAC and Windows. If you do not see your local machine user folder listed under Network Locations, you must enable folder sharing in the VMware Horizon Client settings. If you clicked to enable this feature, your local user folder and/or USB drive will show up on the virtual desktop as a Network Drive under My PC as shown in the screenshot below. The VMware Horizon Client will ask if you want to enable file sharing between your local machine and the virtual desktop when you first run the program.

Sharing Local Files with the Virtual Desktop Save files to the cloud (Google Drive, email) using a web browser on the virtual desktop or see the instructions below on how to access folders on your local machine from the virtual desktop. IMPORTANT - Files are NOT saved on the Virtual DesktopĪny files that are saved on the virtual desktop are deleted when you log off.

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