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Abraham Deutsch

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Why bother with roaming profiles when you are using folder redirection, trash the roaming profiles and then use folder redirection for the desktop, favorites etc etc
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Why bother with roaming profiles when you are using folder redirection, trash the roaming profiles and then use folder redirection for the desktop, favorites etc etc

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How would I remove roaming profile from users that already have one?<br />
Will thy be able to roam to other computers?
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How would I remove roaming profile from users that already have one?
Will thy be able to roam to other computers?

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I have a server with roaming profiles and folder redirection. The roaming pointing to a roaming folder on the server and the redirecting [desktop and my documents] to a user folder.<br />
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1 – Not on all computers the folders are redirected.<br />
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2 – Now I have a computer that already was redirected and now the desktop location when back to the roaming folder but without the desktop information, [the desktop is empty].
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I have a server with roaming profiles and folder redirection. The roaming pointing to a roaming folder on the server and the redirecting [desktop and my documents] to a user folder.

1 – Not on all computers the folders are redirected.

2 – Now I have a computer that already was redirected and now the desktop location when back to the roaming folder but without the desktop information, [the desktop is empty].

roaming profiles and folder redirection issue

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