I have no idea what has happend but its become quite a problem.

A few days ago, I used remote desktop to connect to our server
(terminal services) and upon connecting I noticed all the icons/files
from my local machine's desktop were now on my desktop of the server.
I minimize the session to see that the icons/files that I had on the
server desktop are now on my local machine's desktop. As if they were
now mirrored.

Not thinking too much about it, I went back on the server and deleted
the files so that only my server desktop items remained. Upon logging
off and returning to my local machine I noticed now that my normal
desktop icons were gone from my local machine. I looked everywhere for
them but they were completely gone.

I have heard of sharing Printers and Drives with remote desktop, and
those settings can be turned on and off. But I do not see anything
about my desktop.

Specs:
Local Machine: Windows Vista Buisness
Server: Windows 2003 SBS R2
Group Policy: Desktop and My Documents stored on server

Re: Desktop Files on Server? by arrowsmith

arrowsmith
Thu Mar 27 17:16:32 PDT 2008

You logged onto the server with your username and password rather than
administrator, correct?

If so you must have had roaming profile on, so of course if you deleted your
files they will disappear as where you are currently logged in, is where you
profile is loaded.

Kris

shutdown1@gmail.com wrote:
>I have no idea what has happend but its become quite a problem.
>
>A few days ago, I used remote desktop to connect to our server
>(terminal services) and upon connecting I noticed all the icons/files
>from my local machine's desktop were now on my desktop of the server.
>I minimize the session to see that the icons/files that I had on the
>server desktop are now on my local machine's desktop. As if they were
>now mirrored.
>
>Not thinking too much about it, I went back on the server and deleted
>the files so that only my server desktop items remained. Upon logging
>off and returning to my local machine I noticed now that my normal
>desktop icons were gone from my local machine. I looked everywhere for
>them but they were completely gone.
>
>I have heard of sharing Printers and Drives with remote desktop, and
>those settings can be turned on and off. But I do not see anything
>about my desktop.
>
>Specs:
>Local Machine: Windows Vista Buisness
>Server: Windows 2003 SBS R2
>Group Policy: Desktop and My Documents stored on server

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