Clockworks
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Is it possible to copy JUST the My Documents (XP) or Documents (Win7) folders? I don't care about links, desktop, music, videos, or anything else for that matter.
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yes, its called folder redirection.
the first link from my googleing: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732275.aspx
Is it possible to copy JUST the My Documents (XP) or Documents (Win7) folders? I don't care about links, desktop, music, videos, or anything else for that matter.
If you need files locally then you use offline files which is enabled by default.Well, folder redirection doesn't copy the files over. Folder redirection is just having My Documents point to a network location. Files aren't stored locally on the computer, so if the network goes down the files go away.
sure, you can exclude directories from a roaming profile via group policy.
User Config -> Admin Templates -> System -> User Profiles -> "Exclude directories in roaming profile"
If you need files locally then you use offline files which is enabled by default.
It's hard to easily script the removal of profiles that are stored in offline files.
Well, I found the location in the GPO to exclude some folders (Desktop, My Music, and the sort). I input the folder name (Application Data; Desktop; Favorites; My Documents\My Music) and it still grabs the entire profile. What's going on?
you sure it's not loading the cached profile on the local machine?
Or
I believe that option only prevents those folders from getting pushed up to the server from the desktop.
So, if those folders already exist in the server-side profile folder, it will continue to pull them down.
I think I am loading the entire cached profile. How do I prevent that?
Actually, I discovered something else. Group Policy is not applying for anything beside software installation. Great, I love environments that are not standardized. I say this because this company still buys software from retailers as opposed to VLKs. "Let's expand as fast as the users grow!" 25 people here....
So now the question has changed, why isn't GP applying?
For one thing, I discovered that the User Configuration was disabled. Now to troubleshoot some more, after I go to the bathroom.
That's usually a standard practice on a GPO. If there are no User settings in a GPO, you disable the User side of it.