Barrier: Drag and drop file transfer not working on windows

[Kanteran]

While starting barrier, the drag and drop setup fails with this message:
"ERROR: failed to get desktop path, no drop target available, error=2"

There is already a discussion about this topic. link

Does SHGetFolderPath not work on newer versions of windows?

New function? SHGetKnownFolderPath

(Windows10 text output breaks a little bit)

"[ 2019-02 -21T17: 1 4:56] ERROR: f a iled to get de s k t op path, no dro p t arg e t a v a i l a b le, er ror=2"

Operating Systems

Server: Windows 8.1 Pro (ver. 6.3, build 9600)

Client: Windows 10 Pro (ver. 1803, build 171340590)

Barrier Version

2.1-release/2.20-snapshot

Steps to reproduce bug

Start server/client.

edit: (Works fine on OSX test system, no initialization problem)

[kemsar]

I'm having the same issue. Windows 10 server, Ubuntu 18.04 client.
[2019-04-22T09:32:44] INFO: starting new process as privileged user [2019-04-22T09:32:44] INFO: drag and drop enabled [ 2019-04-22T09:32:44] ERROR: failed to get desktop path, no d rop targe t available, error=2 [2019-04-22T09:32:44] NOTE: started server (IPv4/IPv6), waiting for clients [2019-04-22T09:32:44] INFO: server status: active

[AdrianKoshka]

Drag and Drop doesn't work on linux @kevinsarsen (to my knowledge).

[flibble666]

Sorry if should of created a new post same issue no drag and drop windows 10 to windows 10.(both clients)
Not even getting a "failed to get desktop path" was at one point.
I have tried a previous "fix" of setting Elevation to "as needed" and client is not set to auto config.

[AdrianKoshka]

How important to everyone here is drag and drop? I only ask because it's a feature only supported on windows and macOS.

[flibble666]

I am on windows on both systems But as i use the system for a game server dragging and dropping mission files would be really useful.

[mirh]

SHGetFolderPath being deprecated is pretty not meaningful here.

If any.. Something that I'm not understanding is why right while I was looking into this, I started barrier again and the error didn't show up anymore (I don't know if drag and drop actually works though)

[Kerrika]

Drag and drop still not working (all devices win10). Nothing shows up in the log.

[foo25amc]

Drag and drop still not working (all devices win10). Nothing shows up in the log.

Same here - no joy. Both machines running Win10 and v2.3.2.

[diegofraga]

I share one directory in a local network. Can be a solution for this problem.

[elias-rod]

Same here 😢

[snelltheta]

Also doesn't work between Windows 7 -> Windows 10 nor Windows 10 -> Windows 7 on the October 2019 build (the latest build as of this writing)

[i2]

I can confirm it doesn't work even between two Windows 10 computers. Log window doesn't report any related activity for file transfer either.

[shymega]

Closing in favour of #855.