Files moving on their own

[Guest B~]

I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or delete files

in their share folder and they keep coming back or will move back to the

origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs back on to the server.

 

We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with syncronized files.

The users "My Documents" are mapped to their user drive. I have tried

turning off the syncronized files, that did not work. I tried moving the

files from the server itself, and when the user logs in, the files are back

in the origional position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time

and then I have another user that whenever he is off line and works on a

document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of this I have not

been able to isolate and event message or any clue as to what is going on.

 

Thanks,

B~

[Guest Peter Foldes]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

B~

 

Are these folders that go back to their original locations default folders by any chance

 

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"B~" <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:696C34F1-BD2E-4DA6-A757-E5D19A775DBB@microsoft.com...

>I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or delete files

> in their share folder and they keep coming back or will move back to the

> origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs back on to the server.

>

> We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with syncronized files.

> The users "My Documents" are mapped to their user drive. I have tried

> turning off the syncronized files, that did not work. I tried moving the

> files from the server itself, and when the user logs in, the files are back

> in the origional position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time

> and then I have another user that whenever he is off line and works on a

> document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of this I have not

> been able to isolate and event message or any clue as to what is going on.

>

> Thanks,

> B~

[Guest B~]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

By default are you refering to default Windows folder names? If so, no that

is not the case. For instance, one of my users started saving invoices to

her "My Documents" folder, then decided to get them organized, so she made a

new folder named "Invoices 24269 t0 00000" Then she would move the

respective invoices to that folder. They would stay there during her

session, but as soon as she would log off or reboot and log back in they

would be moved to the origional location. Same thing if she deletes a file,

it will come back. I have also confirmed her rights and owenship of the

files and folders. She is the owner and has full access rights.

 

B~

 

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> B~

>

> Are these folders that go back to their original locations default folders by any chance

>

> --

> Peter

>

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

> "B~" <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:696C34F1-BD2E-4DA6-A757-E5D19A775DBB@microsoft.com...

> >I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or delete files

> > in their share folder and they keep coming back or will move back to the

> > origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs back on to the server.

> >

> > We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with syncronized files.

> > The users "My Documents" are mapped to their user drive. I have tried

> > turning off the syncronized files, that did not work. I tried moving the

> > files from the server itself, and when the user logs in, the files are back

> > in the origional position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time

> > and then I have another user that whenever he is off line and works on a

> > document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of this I have not

> > been able to isolate and event message or any clue as to what is going on.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > B~

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or

> delete files in their share folder and they keep coming back or will

> move back to the origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs

> back on to the server.

>

> We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with syncronized

> files. The users "My Documents" are mapped to their user drive. I

> have tried turning off the syncronized files, that did not work. I

> tried moving the files from the server itself, and when the user logs

> in, the files are back in the origional position. This is only going

> on with 2 users at this time and then I have another user that

> whenever he is off line and works on a document, it will not sync up

> when he reconnects. In all of this I have not been able to isolate

> and event message or any clue as to what is going on.

>

> Thanks,

> B~

 

Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest that you always post to

microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, even if you also *crosspost* to the

regular groups. SBS is a tightly integrated suite and does many things its

own way. I'm setting up my reply to crosspost there.

 

I have to ask why you want offline files enabled on your LAN-connected PCs.

I don't recommend that; it can be useful for laptops, but it invariably

causes problems on desktops, in my experience; I've seen people lose data. I

prefer to disable that via group policy and have all users access their

redirected My Documents *directly* on the server.

[Guest B~]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

 

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or

> > delete files in their share folder and they keep coming back or will

> > move back to the origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs

> > back on to the server.

> >

> > We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with syncronized

> > files. The users "My Documents" are mapped to their user drive. I

> > have tried turning off the syncronized files, that did not work. I

> > tried moving the files from the server itself, and when the user logs

> > in, the files are back in the origional position. This is only going

> > on with 2 users at this time and then I have another user that

> > whenever he is off line and works on a document, it will not sync up

> > when he reconnects. In all of this I have not been able to isolate

> > and event message or any clue as to what is going on.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > B~

>

> Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest that you always post to

> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, even if you also *crosspost* to the

> regular groups. SBS is a tightly integrated suite and does many things its

> own way. I'm setting up my reply to crosspost there.

>

> I have to ask why you want offline files enabled on your LAN-connected PCs.

> I don't recommend that; it can be useful for laptops, but it invariably

> causes problems on desktops, in my experience; I've seen people lose data. I

> prefer to disable that via group policy and have all users access their

> redirected My Documents *directly* on the server.

>

>

 

We have a mixed environment of laptop and desktops and it was something that

was set up with SBS as a default. The issues is on 2 laptops and one

desktop. I can turn it off for the desktop, it is no big deal. But even

when I did turn it off on the desktop in troubleshooting, the issue still

presented itself.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or

>>> delete files in their share folder and they keep coming back or will

>>> move back to the origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs

>>> back on to the server.

>>>

>>> We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with

>>> syncronized files. The users "My Documents" are mapped to their

>>> user drive. I have tried turning off the syncronized files, that

>>> did not work. I tried moving the files from the server itself, and

>>> when the user logs in, the files are back in the origional

>>> position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time and then

>>> I have another user that whenever he is off line and works on a

>>> document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of this I

>>> have not been able to isolate and event message or any clue as to

>>> what is going on.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>> B~

>>

>> Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest that you always post

>> to microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, even if you also *crosspost*

>> to the regular groups. SBS is a tightly integrated suite and does

>> many things its own way. I'm setting up my reply to crosspost there.

>>

>> I have to ask why you want offline files enabled on your

>> LAN-connected PCs. I don't recommend that; it can be useful for

>> laptops, but it invariably causes problems on desktops, in my

>> experience; I've seen people lose data. I prefer to disable that via

>> group policy and have all users access their redirected My Documents

>> *directly* on the server.

>>

>>

>

> We have a mixed environment of laptop and desktops and it was

> something that was set up with SBS as a default.

 

Yes.

> The issues is on 2

> laptops and one desktop. I can turn it off for the desktop, it is no

> big deal. But even when I did turn it off on the desktop in

> troubleshooting, the issue still presented itself.

 

Did you join the computers to the domain using /connectcomputer? What do you

see in your event logs? Any errors when you check out an rsop.msc? How big

are the My Documents folders in general?

[Guest B~]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

I use the connect computer tool on the SBS internal web page. I added all

the computers in the domain using this tool. Event logs have shown nothing.

I am cleared everything in them and then created the problem and no events

show up. I have not used the rsop.msc. Is that something to run on the

client computer when the problem ocurs. I am looking at it on my server now

and it looks like it is for the currently logged in user. The first time I

had this problem, I thought it was the size of the My Documents because it

happened to one of my trouble users. He had probably about 10 Gig in his

folder and was always messing around. I figured it was just him messing

around. I created a share folder for him to move all his junk, and the

problem still existed. Then I just added a new user that had less than 20

meg, and having the same issue. I will be looking through the rsop.msc to

see what I can find.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> >

> >> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >>> I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or

> >>> delete files in their share folder and they keep coming back or will

> >>> move back to the origional folder whenever the user reboots or logs

> >>> back on to the server.

> >>>

> >>> We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with

> >>> syncronized files. The users "My Documents" are mapped to their

> >>> user drive. I have tried turning off the syncronized files, that

> >>> did not work. I tried moving the files from the server itself, and

> >>> when the user logs in, the files are back in the origional

> >>> position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time and then

> >>> I have another user that whenever he is off line and works on a

> >>> document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of this I

> >>> have not been able to isolate and event message or any clue as to

> >>> what is going on.

> >>>

> >>> Thanks,

> >>> B~

> >>

> >> Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest that you always post

> >> to microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, even if you also *crosspost*

> >> to the regular groups. SBS is a tightly integrated suite and does

> >> many things its own way. I'm setting up my reply to crosspost there.

> >>

> >> I have to ask why you want offline files enabled on your

> >> LAN-connected PCs. I don't recommend that; it can be useful for

> >> laptops, but it invariably causes problems on desktops, in my

> >> experience; I've seen people lose data. I prefer to disable that via

> >> group policy and have all users access their redirected My Documents

> >> *directly* on the server.

> >>

> >>

> >

> > We have a mixed environment of laptop and desktops and it was

> > something that was set up with SBS as a default.

>

> Yes.

>

> > The issues is on 2

> > laptops and one desktop. I can turn it off for the desktop, it is no

> > big deal. But even when I did turn it off on the desktop in

> > troubleshooting, the issue still presented itself.

>

> Did you join the computers to the domain using /connectcomputer? What do you

> see in your event logs? Any errors when you check out an rsop.msc? How big

> are the My Documents folders in general?

>

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Files moving on their own

 

B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I use the connect computer tool on the SBS internal web page. I

> added all the computers in the domain using this tool. Event logs

> have shown nothing. I am cleared everything in them and then created

> the problem and no events show up. I have not used the rsop.msc. Is

> that something to run on the client computer when the problem ocurs.

 

It's Resultant Set of Policy - and is something to run on a machine when you

are troubleshooting GPO errors.

> I am looking at it on my server now and it looks like it is for the

> currently logged in user. The first time I had this problem, I

> thought it was the size of the My Documents because it happened to

> one of my trouble users. He had probably about 10 Gig in his folder

> and was always messing around.

 

That could be a possibility, yes.

 

I figured it was just him messing

> around. I created a share folder for him to move all his junk, and

> the problem still existed. Then I just added a new user that had

> less than 20 meg, and having the same issue. I will be looking

> through the rsop.msc to see what I can find.

 

Personally, to me this sounds like an excellent reason to avoid the bugs of

offline files. There are alternatives for your laptop users, you know - you

just have to do some creative group policy work.

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>>>

>>>> B~ <B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>>>> I have a problem with a few users where they will try to move or

>>>>> delete files in their share folder and they keep coming back or

>>>>> will move back to the origional folder whenever the user reboots

>>>>> or logs back on to the server.

>>>>>

>>>>> We are running Windows 2003 R2 Small Business Server with

>>>>> syncronized files. The users "My Documents" are mapped to their

>>>>> user drive. I have tried turning off the syncronized files, that

>>>>> did not work. I tried moving the files from the server itself,

>>>>> and when the user logs in, the files are back in the origional

>>>>> position. This is only going on with 2 users at this time and

>>>>> then I have another user that whenever he is off line and works

>>>>> on a document, it will not sync up when he reconnects. In all of

>>>>> this I have not been able to isolate and event message or any

>>>>> clue as to what is going on.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>> B~

>>>>

>>>> Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest that you always

>>>> post to microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs, even if you also

>>>> *crosspost* to the regular groups. SBS is a tightly integrated

>>>> suite and does many things its own way. I'm setting up my reply to

>>>> crosspost there.

>>>>

>>>> I have to ask why you want offline files enabled on your

>>>> LAN-connected PCs. I don't recommend that; it can be useful for

>>>> laptops, but it invariably causes problems on desktops, in my

>>>> experience; I've seen people lose data. I prefer to disable that

>>>> via group policy and have all users access their redirected My

>>>> Documents *directly* on the server.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> We have a mixed environment of laptop and desktops and it was

>>> something that was set up with SBS as a default.

>>

>> Yes.

>>

>>> The issues is on 2

>>> laptops and one desktop. I can turn it off for the desktop, it is

>>> no big deal. But even when I did turn it off on the desktop in

>>> troubleshooting, the issue still presented itself.

>>

>> Did you join the computers to the domain using /connectcomputer?

>> What do you see in your event logs? Any errors when you check out an

>> rsop.msc? How big are the My Documents folders in general?