Re: Group Policy

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You're redirecting the application data folder to the server? Offline files are the subject of a religious war, and I'm on the side of those who are in favor. If your server goes down and the redirected app data folder is not synched to the client PC, your users will be out of business until the server is restored. Personally, I'd rather put the data for the application in question somewhere else that's not synchronized than to risk the possible disruption of disabling sync. Either that or stop redirecting application data (you can still redirect documents, desktops, etc.).

All of that said, you don't have to do it in group policy. Just go to the actual shared folder to which the app data folders are redirected. Properties -> Sharing -> Caching, and click the button to never make files available offline. This is where you can override user preferences to administratively force the sync configuration you want.


"Dave Wilkie" <DaveWilkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1EB8EC35-0680-46CC-95BD-80490DDA171D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a client that is using a software package that specifically asks that
it's software is not syncronized with the file server. Can someone provide
me with advice as how to exlude a folder from Syncronization the specific
folder is located in the c:\users\appliation data\ folder which is being is
being syncronized through group policy.

Thanks

Dave

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