How to access files on your Mac from VMware View (back to top)
Mac users of VMware View may find that they cannot see their local drives inside of a VMware View session. To enable viewing of local drives follow these steps.
WARNING: This procedure should only be attempted by
experienced users who are thoroughly familiar with their Mac.
Option 1:
Install the VMware View Client (download here) if you haven't already, by dragging the VMware application icon to the Applications folder.
Open the Applications folder on your Mac (or wherever you installed the VMware View Client).
Right-click (or Ctrl-Click) on the VMware View Client application and select Show Package Contents from the context menu.
Finder will now show you the contents of the application. In this new window open the Contents folder, then open the Resources folder.
In the Resources folder, you’ll see a file named vmware-view.rdp. This is the template the View Client uses to generate new RDP connections. By modifying this file, you can modify the behavior of the RDP sessions that View creates.
Open the vmware-view.rdp file in a text editor and edit the entry for DriveRedirectionMode, changing its value from 0 to 1.
Save the changes, you will most likely be prompted for authentication from your Mac (because you are modifying the contents of an application in the Applications folder).
The next time you start the VMware View client on your Mac your local drives will be available inside VMware View. You will see a security warning at each connect about sharing your Mac drives to potential Windows users. Also note that any USB connected drives need to be connected to your Mac before starting VMware View for them to be visible.
Right-click (or Ctrl-Click) on the VMware View Client application and select Show Package Contents from the context menu, finder will now show you the contents of the application. In this new window open the Contents folder, then open the Resources folder.
Copy vmware-view.rdp to this folder and overwrite present vmware-view.rdp
Restart computer
The next time you start the VMware View client on your Mac your local drives will be available inside VMware View. You will see a security warning at each connect about sharing your Mac drives to potential Windows users. Also note that any USB connected drives need to be connected to your Mac before starting VMware View for them to be visible.