On the virtual machine selection screen, click the gear icon in the top right to access the settings.

Log off and then follow these steps again to login and display the VM select screen with COM listed. If the COM VM is set to connect automatically and you go right into the remote windows desktop, click the Options button in the top menu bar and uncheck Autoconnect to This Desktop.

Double click the casvdi2.bu.edu icon and login with your BU credentials.

Your local user folder and/or USB drives should appear on the virtual desktop under My PC – Network Locations

Close the window and double click the casvdi2.bu.edu icon to connect to the virtual desktop.

Your local user folder should appear under the folder list.

Click the Sharing tab and then check the box for Allow access to usernameand/or Allow access to removable storage (USB drives).

In the top menu bar, click VMware Horizon Client and then Preferences.

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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