Stop My Documents being saved on clients
I am using XP PRO SP3 clients with Server2003
I have many users logging onto the clients ans the clients have small hard disks (20 gig)
I am redirecting the My documents folder to the server but I dont want the files to be saved on the cient computer
Is there a setting in the GPO??
Thanks
I have many users logging onto the clients ans the clients have small hard disks (20 gig)
I am redirecting the My documents folder to the server but I dont want the files to be saved on the cient computer
Is there a setting in the GPO??
Thanks
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Sorry this is not waht I meant - am happy about redirecting the suers, but I do not want their My Documents to be saved on the local machine. At the moment it is saving on the client and the server. I have Off line files disabled.
I just dont want any of their files saving on the local machine because of the space they use.
I just dont want any of their files saving on the local machine because of the space they use.
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Pwindell, I am pretty sure the files do not get copied locally when the "My Documents" folder is redirected.
Could you tell us what redirection method are you using?
Could you tell us what redirection method are you using?
That is easy. I use None.
No roaming profiles, no folder redirection, no off-line files, no DFS.
I hate them all.
I don't trust any of them to be dependable.
I only recommend them to people because it is the "correct" answer to give and that is what I am expected to tell people,...but I am a bit of a "rebel" in how I do things for myself where I work. I do not chase after the latest, greatest, wiz-bang gimmics and tools that come down the pike,...I do not go after the most complex "geeky" way of doing things because it is the latest "cool" thing that I read in a article somewhere, and "everybody is doing it".
I use a common Shortcut to our File Server that is sitting on the Desktop of the All Users Profile. It points to the server name only,..not directly to any shares,...all the shares are listed just by opening the shortcut,...no need to point to a specific share from the start,...NTFS and Share Permissions control what they can actually get to,...I don't pretend to make a "security tool" out of a shortcut.
BTW - No mapped drives!!!
I change the desktop Shortcut Icon to look like a "folder". A shortcut on the desktop is browse-able from almost any dialog box,..so from the user's perspective,...it looks just like any other Folder on their desktop. They are instructed to keep any important stuff in that location so that it gets backed up by the server backups. Any lesser important stuff they can leave on their desktop or "My docs" at their own risk. If they are carrying a laptop and need something to be with them, then just copy it to their local Desktop or My Docs before they leave.
I have zero trouble with the users understanding this. I have almost no problem with users actually using it. I had one that did not,...his HD later failed on the laptop,...he lost everything,...happened only once,...experience is a great teacher for people who won't listen :-)
This may not work well for everyone,...but it has worked great for me
No roaming profiles, no folder redirection, no off-line files, no DFS.
I hate them all.
I don't trust any of them to be dependable.
I only recommend them to people because it is the "correct" answer to give and that is what I am expected to tell people,...but I am a bit of a "rebel" in how I do things for myself where I work. I do not chase after the latest, greatest, wiz-bang gimmics and tools that come down the pike,...I do not go after the most complex "geeky" way of doing things because it is the latest "cool" thing that I read in a article somewhere, and "everybody is doing it".
I use a common Shortcut to our File Server that is sitting on the Desktop of the All Users Profile. It points to the server name only,..not directly to any shares,...all the shares are listed just by opening the shortcut,...no need to point to a specific share from the start,...NTFS and Share Permissions control what they can actually get to,...I don't pretend to make a "security tool" out of a shortcut.
BTW - No mapped drives!!!
I change the desktop Shortcut Icon to look like a "folder". A shortcut on the desktop is browse-able from almost any dialog box,..so from the user's perspective,...it looks just like any other Folder on their desktop. They are instructed to keep any important stuff in that location so that it gets backed up by the server backups. Any lesser important stuff they can leave on their desktop or "My docs" at their own risk. If they are carrying a laptop and need something to be with them, then just copy it to their local Desktop or My Docs before they leave.
I have zero trouble with the users understanding this. I have almost no problem with users actually using it. I had one that did not,...his HD later failed on the laptop,...he lost everything,...happened only once,...experience is a great teacher for people who won't listen :-)
This may not work well for everyone,...but it has worked great for me
My apologies, my comment should have been adressed to the OP :P
@jontyplatt, I am pretty sure the files do not get copied locally when the "My Documents" folder is redirected.
Could you tell us what redirection method are you using?
@jontyplatt, I am pretty sure the files do not get copied locally when the "My Documents" folder is redirected.
Could you tell us what redirection method are you using?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781907(WS.10).aspx
Suggestion : dont create multple user @ same time, if user have large amount of data redirect one by one. before enabling GPO test in test envoriment.
cheers,
Syed