Document redirection for Windows 10 systems

[talksr]

Hi there, not sure where I am going wrong with this...

 

I have Document Redirection enabled and configured on GP for all users on the network.

 

My Documents should be forwarding to the user's home folder, which in this case is N:\

 

It seems to be working well, and if a user visits Computer and clicks on 'Documents', it takes them there:

 

However, if the user navigates to their Home Drive directly from Computer by clicking on their username, they see this:

 

It means they have to make two clicks to get to it. I am not running roaming profiles on the good advice of some of the users on this forum on another thread.

 

 

Is there any way to make this look and work a little tidier?

[Mako]

Where's the Home Folder pointing in AD?

[talksr]

Where's the Home Folder pointing in AD?

 

Here is an example path for a user home path:

\\server\HomeFolders$\joebloggs.305

 

joebloggs.305 is the useraccount name.

[Mako]

And what's the Documents redirection setting in Group Policy?

 

Looks like if they click the Documents Library (first screenshot), they are seeing what I assume is the redirected documents on the server, hard to clarify from your screenshot as they could also just be local on the C: drive.

 

In your second screenshot I can see the Documents library, I'm also assuming that if you double click that then you correctly see the documents folder?

Edited November 28, 2018 by Mako

[talksr]

And what's the Documents redirection setting in Group Policy?

 

Looks like if they click the Documents Library (first screenshot), they are seeing what I assume is the redirected documents on the server, hard to clarify from your screenshot as they could also just be local on the C: drive.

 

In your second screenshot I can see the Documents library, I'm also assuming that if you double click that then you correctly see the documents folder?

 

I see what you mean.

If I browse to Computer>Documents and view the location properties for a file, I am seeing:

\\server\homefolders$\user.381\My Documents

 

The group policy redirection is:

 

 

Interestingly, 'Downloads' folder is loading as local for any user, despite it clearly being set to be picked up from the server.

[russlp]

This is because the folder name is missing at the end of your path:

 

should be: \\server\homefolders$\%username%\Downloads

same for favorites too...

[ATTACH=CONFIG]51214[/ATTACH]

 

Interestingly, 'Downloads' folder is loading as local for any user, despite it clearly being set to be picked up from the server.

Edited November 28, 2018 by russlp
username variable

[Mako]

For folder redirection I set Home folder in AD to \\server\share\year group\%USERNAME%

 

Then my folder redirection is :

 

nb: downloads is not configured because it's done via a registry edit and I can't be bothered to change that.

[talksr]

This is because the folder name is missing at the end of your path:

 

should be: \\server\homefolders$\%username%\Downloads

same for favorites too...

[ATTACH=CONFIG]51214[/ATTACH]

 

Ok thanks, well noticed.

This was the exact config for Downloads:

Changed it to this:

 

But getting an error, it doesn't seem to like it..

 

[talksr]

For folder redirection I set Home folder in AD to \\server\share\year group\%USERNAME%

 

Then my folder redirection is :

[ATTACH=CONFIG]51217[/ATTACH]

 

nb: downloads is not configured because it's done via a registry edit and I can't be bothered to change that.

 

Can I ask what registry you are using as I am not getting anywhere here.

[KevinB]

If you're specifying an exact path like that, don't you need to use the option "Redirect to the following location" as opposed to "Create a folder for each user under the root path"? That's what we do here and it works fine.

[talksr]

If you're specifying an exact path like that, don't you need to use the option "Redirect to the following location" as opposed to "Create a folder for each user under the root path"? That's what we do here and it works fine.

 

 

Ok thanks for this.

So currently, this is what I have:

Documents is set to this:

 

And the downloads folder is set to this:

 

Documents redirection seems to be working well, but Downloads is currently not working and is showing as a local folder on any user account (e.g. C:\User\Download). Should it not be applying what is set in there by default or am I missing something?

[KevinB]

That seems odd. I'd try changing the redirection on the downloads folder to:

 

Target folder location = Redirect to the following location

Root Path = \\bgf-sr-003\homefolders$\%USERNAME%\Downloads

[talksr]

That seems odd. I'd try changing the redirection on the downloads folder to:

 

Target folder location = Redirect to the following location

Root Path = \\bgf-sr-003\homefolders$\%USERNAME%\Downloads

 

Thanks so much. That has done the job.

[KevinB]

You're welcome