Re: Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles seemingly 'leaving files'

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In news:1160049196.389109.21780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
sandomaphone <sandomaphone@xxxxxxxxx> typed:

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P.S. While typing this message, a strike of brilliance came across me
(mind the modesty :p). The two redirected folders (Application Data
and My Documents) are in the same share as the two roaming folders
(Start Menu and Desktop) As in:

\Internal\Users\Matthew\ - Windows User Profile
\Internal\Users\Matthew\Start Menu - Start Menu Folder (Roaming)
\Internal\Users\Matthew\Desktop - Desktop Folder (Roaming)
\Internal\Users\Matthew\My Documents - My Documents Folder
(Redirected) \Internal\Users\Matthew\Application Data - Application
Data Folder (Redirected)

Would this cause a problem - because as you said, by design, Roaming
Profiles cannot refrain from copying the whole profile at first login,
to the client computer (without exluding directories in Group Policy I
imagine though - and don't ask, I've already tried that too....didn't
work :( ) If those two redirected folders wern't being redirected,
then logically, they'd roam - so could this be the problem? If so, I
guess I can just shift the folders around a bit....and implement an
add users login script or something for new users....while keeping the
permissions in order, of course.

Any Ideas?

This thread looks mighty familiar - perhaps this is just deja vu, but I
thought I replied in another group?

Anyway - yes, I think you hit the nail on the head with your stroke of
brilliance.

Don't mix up your roaming profile share path, and your users' data share
paths. Never the twain shall meet. \\server\profiles$\%username% for the
profile, and \\server\users\%username% for the home directory/redirection
location.


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