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Sync home folder not working- urgent

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Many users are complaining that syncing  not working. Its not saving to home network shared folder. What could be the issue? Thanks.
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jmac44
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What do your logs tell you on the domain controllers? Go to the event viewer and start looking at the Administrative events for errors and or warnings. Re-post any errors with errors with NETLOGON, DNS, DHC or any others that look important. Without detailed information it's hard to say. Client side logs would be helpful too.
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Also in order to setup the sync partnership, the user needs to have browse rights to the home folder
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user has full control to his her home folder
jmac44
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give them browse rights too.
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i dont see browse right. How to?
jmac44
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How did you set up the shared home folder and when you did you set it up so is it "always available offline?
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when I look at the home folder\\servername\home

it not checked for always available offline
jmac44
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it should be
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that may be the case, let me try and will keep you posted.
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If that does not work, refer to this link
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/7e477673-c3c5-4e30-b2e9-45bcf4a1acf4/folder-redirection-to-users-home-folder-not-syncing?forum=winserverGP

It talks about browse rights but what they are actually talking about is Traverse Folder rights. Use this link to understand where and how to use it.
http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-permissions-file-advanced.htm
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