Are “private” folders possible with folder redirection and offline files...
I’m considering using offline folder synchronization with folder redirection using Server 2008 + Windows XP & Vista clients. Currently I’m not using redirection at all. Every user has a personal...
View ArticleIs it a bad idea to make roaming profile share available offline?
This is regarding a Windows 2008 R2 domain. The Documents, Desktop, Application Data folders are all redirected to users’ home directory (mapped as Z:). The users home directory is configured to be...
View ArticleWhat would happen if I uncheck “Exclusive rights to owner” in Folder...
I was “debugging” my Folder Redirection GPO What would happen if I uncheck “Exclusive rights to owner” in Folder Redirection GPO Editor? I’m interested in consequences. What would happen to the...
View Article“default” profile folder in a folder redirection/roaming profiles setup
Usually, under Windows Server 2008 R2, there is a folder c:usersdefault. This folder is a template for new users logging on at the machine. So, if you create the folder c:usersdefaultDesktopTest every...
View ArticleDesktop Folder Redirection Consistency
I have changed our Desktop folder redirection policy to point to a new share on the server. Some computers are accepting the new policy and displaying the new shortcuts. Others display no icons and...
View ArticleSBS 2008 – Folder Redirection
I have a little problem with my Folder Redirection. All seems to works fine, but when I add an element at the root of my Desktop or at the root of My Documents, it only create a temp file on the...
View ArticleSBS 2011 folder redirection
I would like to disable folder redirection for a user in SBS 2011, but I also want to have desktop and all other folders moved back to client machine. The problem is when I disable folder redirection...
View ArticleFolder redirection: why domain administrator can’t access folder?
I setup-ped folder redirection in a windows server 2008 environment. The problem is that Domain Admins can’t access ‘My Documents’ user folder, so i can’t also backup folder. How is possible ? Is it...
View ArticleAre files in redirected folders only available from the server?
I would like to know if folder redirection syncs files from a server to the local client or if files are only stored on a server and would be unavailable if a user was disconnected from the network?...
View ArticleFolder creation date is very recent, while last modified is years ago
We’re experiencing some weird stuff with our roaming user profiles. We use folder redirection for Documents/Pictures/Music/Destkop/Downloads, yet these folders are being created in the roaming user...
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