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Windows 7 Folder Redirection Group Policy

I have configured a GPO to redirect our users desktop, my documents, favorites and pictures. The folder redirect group policy works when a NEW user logs into a workstation but will not apply to an existing user. If I delete an existing users local profile then have them log in, the group policy will apply correctly and the folders redirect.

Is there any way to get Folder Redirection working without deleting the users local profile?

Radhakrishnan

Hi,

Could you try reset an affected user account from AD and see if they getting the correct redirection?

CMITStamford

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Resetting the computer account had no effect. Folder redirection still didn't work unless I deleted the local user profile

Coralon

I hate to ask, but are you sure it's really not working? When you do folder redirection in Windows 7, there is an option to move the contents to the new location. If it is not checked, then the items are not moved there.

When they are logged in, you want to check their registry and verify if it is really applying or not. hkey_users\<sid>\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\user shell folders.

Also what is your domain functional level? Windows 7 allows for redirection on more folders than XP/2003.

Coralon

CMITStamford

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I verified and indeed, it really isn't working. When I look at the Documents folder I can see the location is local to the computer. When redirection is working and applied correctly the location changes to \\server\sharename

The server is 2008R2 and all the workstations are Win7.

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