How to include desktop in roaming profile's folders

That folder is included in a roaming profiles by default. If yours isn't, it points to an active change. Either by GPO, or folder permissions were edited in a way that the engine can't roam the folder. Or you are using a different technology or process.

I've never made any changes, and nobody before me had used roaming profiles. That is why I don't understand why they are not included. How could I check that and include it?

There is a registry key that lists EXCLUDED folders. If desktop isn't listed then the engine will try to include it. You can find that key with a quick Google search.

Note that this *onky* applies to roaming profiles. 3rd party products, folder redirection, or work folders have different behaviors each. Roaming profiles is the oldest and least deployed (and is basically a dead technology) in that context.

The registry entry mentioned above is:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. ExcludeProfileDirs.REG_SZ semicolon-deliminated-list

So I've checked that key, and here is its content:
AppData\Local;AppData\LocalLow;$Recycle.Bin

configure it in Users group policy preferences
Windows Settings\Registry\ExcludeProfileDirs

Then desktop is not excluded. If it isn't roaming then you either aren't using roaming profiles (and are using something else that provides similar behavior) or roaming profiles is UNABLE to roam due to an error (which will be logged in the event log.)

here?

That at first glance looks to be set by group policy (given the "policies" path) and will get reverted if it is.  Manually editing policies is usually not a good idea.

I do use it.I use this for all myb users in "profile".
\\cadc03\profiles\%USERNAME%and here are my profiles
and my folders, you see thet desktop is missing (I can see these folders because I've taken ownership of a person's profile taht does not work here anymore.

yes desktop is being excluded!

HI, Alain.  Are you using traditional roaming profiles by setting the profile path in the user's Active Directory account?  If that's the case, then there has to be some other policy or registry change that's preventing redirection of the desktop folder, or possibly redirecting it somewhere else.  Did you check the folder redirection policies in group policy to see if someone had set up a separate redirection for the Desktop folder?  This could be in the Default Domain Policy (not the recommended way to do it but it's possible), or a separate group policy.

This policy is found at:

User Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Folder Redirection/Desktop

If there are policies set up that you didn't create yourself, you may want to use the Group Policy Results wizard to test a specific workstation.  This tool will identify all the policies that are being applied to a specific workstation. It's part of the Group Policy Management console.

Looks like someone (me) didn't see one of your posts.  The "ExcludeProfileDirs" registry value shown in your screen capture clearly shows that the Desktop folder is excluded from the roaming profile. You need to look for this setting in the group policies on your domain. You can use the Group Policy Results wizard mentioned in my previous post if you don't know what policy might have these settings. The setting is found at:

User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/System/User Profiles/Exclude directories in roaming profile

Hope this helps!

Ok, so I've found the GPO that exclude it
.
It's a main one with a bunch of rules, so I can't disable it.
Can I create another one that will re-enable it?

I understand, but this policy also applies to other countries of our organization, so if I delete that policy, it will apply worldwide and I only want to do it for us.

then create a new gpo in either sites or specific ou

Thank you all. I have been able to track the GPO that was doign that, and I've created a new one without "desktop" and I have enforced it. It works as expected.