App Data, Desktop, Start Menu Redirection

[1DMF]

Hello,

I've redirected users My Documents folder and all seems OK.

I was now wondering whether I should redirect Application Data, Desktop & Start Menu.

Why are these redirected separately rather than all done with one redirection?

What benefit will doing these folders bring or indeed what potential problems could it cause.

All help appreciated

Regards,
1DMF

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

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[ShackDaddy]

My perspective:

Those three are more reliant on what apps are actually installed on the local computer, and begin to be involved in the machinery of "process" rather than being merely the "product" pf it, like the files you'd normally find in My Documents. If you redirect these three and then the user logs on to another computer that lacks the same applications, the shortcuts and start menu items may be invalid.

The benefit is that more of the users profile is being backed up on the server every night.

Dave Shackelford
Shackelford Consulting

 

[1DMF]

The benefit is that more of the users profile is being backed up on the server every night.

Were they not being backed up anyway as the 'Profiles' folder was being backed up?

It just seems to me that redirection is just a different was of backing up client profiles rather than using the roaming profiles method which seems to kill machine log on times?

Though so far I haven't seen an impovement with folder redirection, i'm just having to field support enquiries about the new 'arrows' on the folder (indicating redirection)


And what that anoying folder syncronisation is all about that now pops up.

We are even occasionally getting messages saying the folder are offline, or the server and client are out of sync.

Seems to be causing more problems than it solved, perhaps I should turn redirection off!

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!

 

[1DMF]

Yup I started getting complaints of folder syncronisation failure messages.

Even the desktop icons would just vanish and you needed to right mouse click the desktop and choose refresh for them to re-appear.

Then the icons had re-arranged themselves so then users were moaning their desktop icons had moved.

All I've had since turning on redirection is moan, moan, moan, moan, moan.... and it's not speeded anything up that anyone can notice.

I'm turning the redirection off, complete and utter waste of time, causing more problems and solving none.

Like usual , Nice job MS

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!