Re: Sync Errors - Redirected My Documents Folder

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(Lanwench put me up to trying this but I went willingly :o).

I have a SBS 2K3 server with SP1, Exch SP2, W2K3 SP2.

The client I've been testing with is Win XP SP2.

I enabled "My Documents Folder Redirection" and began to get errors
during synchronization of folders.

I've received two specific error messages:

"Incorrect function" (with a big red "X") for files of type:

.exe, .lnk, .jpg, .pdf, .xls, .vsd, .pspcache

"Files of this type cannot be made available offline" (yellow delta
with "!")

.pst, .mdb, .dbf

I don't understand these messages and have found no credible
explanation for them.

It's pretty self explanatory. You have folder redirection enabled, but
you've also got offline files enabled - the latter is what's causing this
problem. I see no value in offline files on a LAN-connected computer, and
since I use a custom GPO to set up my folder redirection it's very easy for
me to also disable offline files therein..

Computer Config -> Admin Templates -> Network -> Offline Files -> Allow or
Disallow use of Offline Files Feature = Disabled

(you could instead do this in the User section, note, but I prefer it here)


In the meantime, I've turned off redirection until I can learn what's
going on here. All the files in these messages are usable; ie,
they're not corrupted in any way I can discover.

I've never understood that there were content restrictions on
"My Documents" folders.

There aren't....above.

If there are, I'd be grateful for a steer to
the relevant KB article.

Try http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252509
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServerSolutions/SBS/en/library/604ca443-d650-4457-ac1a-edd5121efdd21033.mspx?mfr=true



Thanks,






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