roaming profile - new desktop overrides the existing favorites

I really suggest to use folder redirection to some UNC path instead of roaming profile in some cases as You describe. If there are desktops involved and connection is always "there" no issues with "offline" use also. Since NT 4.0 and clients the problems with roaming profile stay the same if You log on with different computers. Just do some testing by Yourself and figure it out, what You leave roaming and what You redirect to some UNC share with user name variable. Like favorites as of example - redirection will update them in Your "both" or more logged on computers "instantaneously" and no profile sync involved etc. :)

That's what I did... I used Favorites folder redirection to a UNC path in conjunction with the computer settings GPO (Computer> Admin Templates>System>User Profiles>Set Roaming Profile path...  This saves all user profiles on UNC path..  My goal is to have the favorites and desktop items roam no matter what computer you use...

That is what I didn't ment. I ment really custom redirection of certain folders. I understand what is done with roaming profile but think a little bit out of the "default box" :)

What I'm explain is not normal behavior of roaming profiles.  Roaming profiles should result in your profile roaming.  That is not what's happening.   Profile's on computers that initially receive the GPO overwrite the existing profile on the UNC path where it should receive what's in the UNC path.

I will test further on different desktops for the one not syncing the profile has an issue in the past to where I redirected the Documents folder and resulted in certain apps not installing..  I'll blow out the Windows install on that desktop for we meant to anyway.. I'll update this ticket for it might be one of my lab desktops is the issue.