Re: Trouble with offline folders after switching servers

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I have removed - as a test - the offline folders on one laptop, yes. I then
need the My Documents folders to synch to an offline folder. It is not done
by Group Policy, but rather I point My Docs to each users "home" directory, &
allow offline synch for that.

So NOW - with the home directory on a different server, and the home
directory changed in the users profiles, it attempts to still synch to the
old server, ESPECIALLY for those who worked on documents offline over the
weekend (disregarding my warning to save only locally & move to My Docs
later)/

Clearer??

Bill

"Anthony" wrote:

I must be missing something in your account of the problem.
- You have removed all synchronization of offline file with ctrl+shift
Delete
- Something is putting a synchronization back.
What are the paths of the old synchronization, and the new?
What are you using to set up the Offline Files? Is it a Group Policy to Make
Available Offline?
Just out of curiosity, are you also redirecting the users' My Documents?
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk




"Bill" <Bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tried that too, from the same KB. Problem persists.

"Anthony" wrote:

Is this the one? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738
You can ctrl+shift Delete Files in the Explorer, Tools, Folder Options,
Offline Files; or you can use a registry key.
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.co.uk



"Bill" <Bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've got a little mess...over the weekend I copied all files from an
old
W2003 server to a much larger new one (leaving behind Exchange). I
changed
login scripts to reflect re-location of mapped drives, and for each
user
made
sure their "home" directory pointed to the correct location - as in
"\\server_new\users\username"

That was FINE with all the desktop only users, but half the office
works
from laptops which they take home over the weekend, so they always
synch
their offline folders.

BUT - and here's the problem - several people worked offline this
weekend
during the server switch, and when they came back, their laptops
attempted
to
synch THOSE files ONLY to the OLD server, even though the home
directory
is
now pointing to the NEW server (same mapped drive letter).

I've tried everything - including going into the offline folders &
telling
it to DELETE files associated with the old server, but the synch still
tries
to do it! (I had the users manually move any files they worked on to
the
new
server.)

How do I get these laptops to STOP trying to synch to the old server,
even
as they synch correctly to the new ???






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