How does local drive sharing in Remote Desktop work?

daanodinot

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I was wondering how the local drive mapping in Remote Desktop works. I use it because it's very convenient, but I'm concerned about the privacy of it, i.e. that other people might see this drive as well.

I need to be absolutely sure before I'm going to continue using a mapped drive.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Safe to use if you're doing it through the RDP app where you go and share local resources and manually select the HDD you wish to share. However if you're mapping it manually, there may be issues - but generally if you are password protected and not openly sharing that file you shouldn't have a problem.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows XP x64 SP3
CPU
i7-2630QM
Memory
32.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GTX 560M
Monitor(s) Displays
Default 17`` & LG IPS234
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Internal:
120 SSD - OCZ Agility 3
750 HDD - Seagate Misc

External:
1000 HDD - Buffalo Ministation 3.0
2048 NHDD - Seagate Barracuda Green (Over 1GBPS Network)
Keyboard
tT eSports Challenger Ultimate
Mouse
Razer Deathadder Black Edition
Internet Speed
100 Mbps + 60 Mbps
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