How do I view the DESKTOP (not the hard drive) of my TARGET computer?

Question

I've successfully linked two MACS using a Firewire cable and TARGET mode. When I click on the Target computer's icon, I am linked to its Hard Drive. But what I really want is to see the DESKTOP of the Target computer, and be able to drag files/folders from the Target computer to the linked computer. Is this possible? If not, how do I locate the files/folders on the Target computer desktop? Thanks

Answer 1

In FW Target Disk Mode only the hard disk drive and its folders/contents are seen
by the host computer viewing the TDM-enabled second machine.
If the status of the Target Disk mode computer were such that you could gain access
to a User account's Desktop folder in that user's folder (sans permissions issues)
the contents on a User's desktop folder may be retrieved. But not likely in TDM.
When the computers are both near equal in health, a way to gain access to a
remotely attached computer's hard disk drive, desktop/Finder, etc would be
through a Remote Desktop application; one could remote Administer that one.
There may be another way to do what you want, but viewing the FW TDM
enabled computer from the healthy one used to gain access to it, as though
it were a healthy computer and see its desktop file (finder) is unlikely.
The status of this questionable computer being an unknown, other ideas
would have to be based on more information to determine other options.
{and I see by the time I typed all this & had minor distraction, here, you
did get at least two replies that direct you to the user desktop folder.}
Good luck & happy computing!
{edited}