offline files

SBS 2003, XP Pro. Laptops are setup to enable offline files when
configuring, workstations are not (I hate the things, major PITA, but users
need their stuff when out of office with the laptops). Their My Documents
are redirected via SBS GPO, and syn, but nothing else unless they manually
select stuff. So far for a couple years, no real headaches, except for
having to explain to people that Access databases and psts won't sync, and
to manually make a copy if they need it when traveling.

Starting yesterday, one user, DaveD, is suddenly sycing offline files with a
different user, KathyS's My Documents when loggin off and on (as well as
their own). He has local admin rights, and can change any of his own Offline
File settings, including turning off completely, or selecting which of his
My Document's folders to sync - but he can't get rid of the Make Available
Offline checkmark on KathyS\KathyS's Documents or any of the
subdirectories - the option is checked off but greyed out. KathyS has not
logged on to this laptop in months. We deleted her profile on the laptop,
cleared all offline folder cache, turned offline files off and rebooted,
then on logging back in to the domain turned offline files back on - and
again, her documents folder and subfolders are checked and cannot be
unchecked.

For now, DaveD has disabled offline files completely, as KathyS has massive
amounts of crap he has no need of and it's taking an incredible amount of
time to sync, but I need a solution ASAP as he is going on the road Weds and
won't have internet access where he's going. (yes he could manually copy the
stuff he needs, but... )

I've double checked that there is nothing defined for offline files via
rsop.msc, and can't find anything - as I said, this just started yesterday,
and nothing has been changed as to GPOs.

Ideas? (Other than the usual "Don't use offline files, they're a PITA")

TIA,
SusanV


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Relevant Pages

  • RE: Problem with offline sync
    ... I've had this issue with two separate laptops after performing the following ... Moved the client-side-cache for offline files to their D: ... Changed the My Documents redirect reference from the old server to the ... Attempted to synchronize files. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: WinXP Offline Folder Sync Fails
    ... their desktop and "my documents" to a server within our network. ... this user has about 8GB of offline files. ... limit it to some relatively miniscule amount... ... 8GB of active material on their laptops? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Wireless Connectivity
    ... because I do have Offline files for wired stations and they have no ... These laptops are both almost brand new. ... Intel wireless adapter software versus letting Windows manage the Wifi ... If *all* of your devices support AES encryption, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Offline Files Best Practises
    ... LAN connected desktops should not have offline files sync'ing. ... You would only need this if there were issues with the server going ... I do use them for laptops to make ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: OU Design Best Practices
    ... I would suggest using your OUs to maximize group policy. ... HR with a GP of no offline files, Laptops w/ offline files, Department heads ... Our administration is very centralized if it makes any ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
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