RDP File Transfer

🖥️ RDP File Transfers – Moving Files Over Remote Desktop

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is a staple in Windows environments for remote access, but guess what? It's also super handy for file transfers! Whether you're using Windows, Linux, or a mix of both, there are ways to move files in and out of RDP sessions like a pro. 💼📤📥

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Option 1: Copy & Paste

On a Windows-to-Windows RDP session:

• ✅ Simply right-click + copy a file on your local machine

• ✅ Then paste it inside the RDP session’s desktop or folder

⚠️ Copy-paste may not always work between Linux and Windows — especially for large files or due to clipboard limitations.

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Option 2: Mount a Local Folder on Linux RDP Clients

When using Linux as the attacker/client machine, tools like rdesktop and xfreerdp can mount your local directory into the RDP session, which shows up as a network share.

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🔧 Mounting Local Folder with rdesktop

rdesktop 10.10.10.132 -d HTB -u administrator -p 'Password0@' -r disk:linux='/home/user/rdesktop/files'

📌 Breakdown:

• -r disk:linux='...' → shares your local folder as a virtual disk named linux

• You'll see this folder inside the RDP session as:

  \\tsclient\linux

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🧰 Mounting Local Folder with xfreerdp

xfreerdp /v:10.10.10.132 /d:HTB /u:administrator /p:'Password0@' /drive:linux,/home/plaintext/htb/academy/filetransfer

📌 Breakdown:

• /drive:linux,/path/to/local/folder → maps a local Linux folder to a network drive named linux

• Accessible via File Explorer in the RDP session at:

  \\tsclient\linux

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🪟 Option 3: Windows RDP Client (mstsc.exe)

Using Windows' built-in Remote Desktop tool:

1. 🔎 Open mstsc.exe

2. 🔧 Click on "Show Options"

3. Go to the Local Resources tab

4. Click More... under Local Devices and Resources

5. ✅ Check the drives you want to share (e.g., C:, D:, USB)

📂 Inside the RDP session, you’ll see them under:

This PC > Redirected drives