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Folder redirection issues

hI,

i have just deployed server essentials 2016 with the help of your great tutorials.

Folder redirection is enabled

One user hangs on the welcome screen when logging on to the domain but logs on immediately when the network cable si unplugged.

He has at least 6 GB of photos stored on his desktop so I got those moved to the server assuming folder redirection was causing his logon problem. However all the photos have re-synced back to his local desktop.

What procedure would you recommend to resolve this Issue

JOE 

Joe Healy Joe Healy
Published 06/22/2017 08:55
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Joe Healy

Mariette,

Your help was much appreciated issue resolved

JOE

replied 06/27/2017 21:15
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Mariette Knap

Hello Joe,

Folder redirection issues after migrating can be a stubborn problem. I would check the event logs and see if all policies are applied. Have a look in the System and Application log on the client. In most cases it is:

  • A permissions issue on the server where the client cannot create folders. It will show a permissions denied in the event logs,
  • File names and/or folders that are longer then 255 characters prevent the location for redirected folders to switch to the new location after implementing the new policies,
  • Files stuck in the offline cache could also block proper applying of new policies.

In many cases I have found that reformatting the Offline cache solves many problems. Here is how you do that. On the client who has these issues run

REG ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CSC\Parameters" /v FormatDatabase /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

You add the above command from an elevated command prompt and then reboot the client. Check the event logs again for issues.

replied 06/22/2017 09:39
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