Re: Client with both Workstation and Laptop

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If you go to the Users page in the Server Mgmt console, you can run the
wizard again to disable redirection. I'm fairly sure this will put the
currently redirected My Docs directories back to the user profiles on the
client PCs, but you'll definitely want to check to make sure of that.

I don't agree that you don't need sync for wired workstations. I know that
in my office, if the server goes down and my users can't access any
documents, I will be having an extremely bad day. Even a failed network
switch or other minor inconvenience can idle your whole staff while you
arrange for a replacement.

If you don't want to use synchronization, check out Second Copy
http://www.secondcopy.com/. There are a substantial number of configuration
options, so I recommend getting the trial version and digging into it a
little. I have a couple of laptop users who use this very happily (to back
up files from the laptop to an external drive while connected to the
network, not as a replacement for offline files).


"Blenky" <sblenkhorn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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By default setup all the clients are setup for My Documents being
available offline since they are redirected? What's the best way to
change this behavior for existing clients and future clients on my
network? SBS 2003 Std / Win XP Pro SP2 clients. I agree, the syncing
does not seem necessary for wired clients.


Jeff Teel wrote:
Personally I don't have my Desktop configured to sync. It's on a solid
LAN
connection so I don't worry about it. I do have my laptop configured to
sync and have been happy with how it works.

Jeff

"Blenky" <sblenkhorn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok, I have a client that has both a laptop and a workstation/desktop.
She still wants to be able to use both (and sometimes uses both at the
same time). I want to set things up so that synchronization happens
between each one, but I am a little concerned about offline files
handling this type of scenario (or any software for that matter).
What's the best re-course? Have her not use the laptop/desktop at the
same time, and if wanted to work from home after working on the
desktop, to open up the laptop and sync it right before going home? Is
there any other options?

Thanks,
Sean




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