On January 23, 2026 9:39:36 AM PST, Zadkiel AHARONIAN <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi all, > >I have a question / proposal regarding file transfer over RDP in Guacamole. > >Today, Guacamole's RDP file transfer relies on drive redirection (RDPDR) so >guacd can expose a virtual drive backed by a server-side path. This works >well with "full" RDP servers (Windows RDP, xrdp, etc.), but there are RDP >server implementations where drive redirection is not available while USB >redirection is. > >One example is VirtualBox VRDE/VRDP: in practice the Guacamole drive never >appears (no RDPDR drive mapping support), but VRDE does support USB >redirection. In those environments it would be very useful to have an >alternative file transfer mechanism that can operate without RDPDR drive >mapping. > >I am aware of Guacamole's "RDP + SFTP" file transfer option, and it is a >workable solution in many cases. However, I would prefer drive sharing >integrated into the RDP session (same UX as the current virtual drive), >especially for environments where SFTP is not desirable or not easily >available. > >Would the project be open to discussing a "file transfer fallback" >implemented using USB redirection when RDPDR drive mapping is unavailable? >guacd could emulate a USB mass storage device and stream it over to the RDP >connection. Even an optional, explicitly enabled mode could unlock file >transfer for these RDP servers. >
Sure - this is an interesting idea. I like it in principle. - Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
