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I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a central

location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

 

Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that would

create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would be hard

to manage, and might not be a good idea.

 

Other idea's I've had is to do \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% but

that makes scripting a little tougher.

 

Any other ideas?

 

Steve

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Guest SBS Rocker

Guest SBS Rocker

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just create a

script that edits their profile to point to \\servername\users\%username%

 

"-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

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>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a central

> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>

> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that

> would

> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would be

> hard

> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>

> Other idea's I've had is to do \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username%

> but

> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>

> Any other ideas?

>

> Steve

>

>

>

>

Guest -Steve-

Guest -Steve-

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

I'm not worried about creating 30,000 folders. I'm worried about creating

30,000 folders in one parent folder. When I go to \\server\share there's

going to be 30,000 folders to wade through.

 

 

"SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

news:uz$bL%23avHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

> creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just create

> a script that edits their profile to point to

> \\servername\users\%username%

>

> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

> news:O%233Ab7avHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a central

>> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>>

>> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that

>> would

>> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would be

>> hard

>> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>>

>> Other idea's I've had is to do \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username%

>> but

>> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>>

>> Any other ideas?

>>

>> Steve

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest SBS Rocker

Guest SBS Rocker

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

I'm confused on what exactly you're asking. These are user home folders

correct? So every user will need their own home folder. What's the

difference between

 

\\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% and \\server\share\%username%

 

Either way it is still 30,000 folders.

 

"-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

news:%23I5FdGbvHHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> I'm not worried about creating 30,000 folders. I'm worried about creating

> 30,000 folders in one parent folder. When I go to \\server\share there's

> going to be 30,000 folders to wade through.

>

>

> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

> news:uz$bL%23avHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

>> creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just create

>> a script that edits their profile to point to

>> \\servername\users\%username%

>>

>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

>> news:O%233Ab7avHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a

>>>central

>>> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>>>

>>> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that

>>> would

>>> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would be

>>> hard

>>> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>>>

>>> Other idea's I've had is to do \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username%

>>> but

>>> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>>>

>>> Any other ideas?

>>>

>>> Steve

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest -Steve-

Guest -Steve-

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

Yes but with the firstInitial example:

 

\\server\share\ has 26 sub-folders

\\server\share\a has ~1500 sub-folders

\\server\share\b has ~1500 sub-folders

\\server\share\q has ~10 sub-folders ;-)

 

 

Should I not be concerend that an admin that navigates to \\server\share

will get back 30,000 folders? I'm assuming explorer would barf at that.

 

 

"SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

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> I'm confused on what exactly you're asking. These are user home folders

> correct? So every user will need their own home folder. What's the

> difference between

>

> \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% and \\server\share\%username%

>

> Either way it is still 30,000 folders.

>

> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

> news:%23I5FdGbvHHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I'm not worried about creating 30,000 folders. I'm worried about

>> creating 30,000 folders in one parent folder. When I go to

>> \\server\share there's going to be 30,000 folders to wade through.

>>

>>

>> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

>> news:uz$bL%23avHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

>>> creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just

>>> create a script that edits their profile to point to

>>> \\servername\users\%username%

>>>

>>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

>>> news:O%233Ab7avHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a

>>>>central

>>>> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>>>>

>>>> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that

>>>> would

>>>> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would be

>>>> hard

>>>> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>>>>

>>>> Other idea's I've had is to do \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username%

>>>> but

>>>> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>>>>

>>>> Any other ideas?

>>>>

>>>> Steve

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest SBS Rocker

Guest SBS Rocker

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

OK now I see what you're talking about. I agree about the bark part. It

will mostly likely freeze Explorer. You have quite some cleanup ahead of

you. that said I do now like your first suggestion using first initial. But

I would take it one level higher.

 

\\server\shareA\%username%

\\server\shareB\%username%

 

 

"-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

news:uWaMRMcvHHA.1104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Yes but with the firstInitial example:

>

> \\server\share\ has 26 sub-folders

> \\server\share\a has ~1500 sub-folders

> \\server\share\b has ~1500 sub-folders

> \\server\share\q has ~10 sub-folders ;-)

>

>

> Should I not be concerend that an admin that navigates to \\server\share

> will get back 30,000 folders? I'm assuming explorer would barf at that.

>

>

> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

> news:e4N1DSbvHHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> I'm confused on what exactly you're asking. These are user home folders

>> correct? So every user will need their own home folder. What's the

>> difference between

>>

>> \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% and \\server\share\%username%

>>

>> Either way it is still 30,000 folders.

>>

>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23I5FdGbvHHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> I'm not worried about creating 30,000 folders. I'm worried about

>>> creating 30,000 folders in one parent folder. When I go to

>>> \\server\share there's going to be 30,000 folders to wade through.

>>>

>>>

>>> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uz$bL%23avHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

>>>> creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just

>>>> create a script that edits their profile to point to

>>>> \\servername\users\%username%

>>>>

>>>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in

>>>> message news:O%233Ab7avHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a

>>>>>central

>>>>> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>>>>>

>>>>> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but that

>>>>> would

>>>>> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would

>>>>> be hard

>>>>> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>>>>>

>>>>> Other idea's I've had is to do

>>>>> \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% but

>>>>> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>>>>>

>>>>> Any other ideas?

>>>>>

>>>>> Steve

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

Guest -Steve-

Guest -Steve-

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Re: Home Folder Architecture

 

Why? What's the added value of creating 26 additional shares?

 

 

"SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

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> OK now I see what you're talking about. I agree about the bark part. It

> will mostly likely freeze Explorer. You have quite some cleanup ahead of

> you. that said I do now like your first suggestion using first initial.

> But I would take it one level higher.

>

> \\server\shareA\%username%

> \\server\shareB\%username%

>

>

> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

> news:uWaMRMcvHHA.1104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Yes but with the firstInitial example:

>>

>> \\server\share\ has 26 sub-folders

>> \\server\share\a has ~1500 sub-folders

>> \\server\share\b has ~1500 sub-folders

>> \\server\share\q has ~10 sub-folders ;-)

>>

>>

>> Should I not be concerend that an admin that navigates to \\server\share

>> will get back 30,000 folders? I'm assuming explorer would barf at that.

>>

>>

>> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

>> news:e4N1DSbvHHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> I'm confused on what exactly you're asking. These are user home folders

>>> correct? So every user will need their own home folder. What's the

>>> difference between

>>>

>>> \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% and \\server\share\%username%

>>>

>>> Either way it is still 30,000 folders.

>>>

>>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23I5FdGbvHHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> I'm not worried about creating 30,000 folders. I'm worried about

>>>> creating 30,000 folders in one parent folder. When I go to

>>>> \\server\share there's going to be 30,000 folders to wade through.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "SBS Rocker" <noreply@NoDomain.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uz$bL%23avHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Well with 30,000 users I can't see how you can get away from having to

>>>>> creaate 30,000 user folders. Your first suggestion will work. Just

>>>>> create a script that edits their profile to point to

>>>>> \\servername\users\%username%

>>>>>

>>>>> "-Steve-" <nntp@dosomethingwiththis.miisconsultant.com> wrote in

>>>>> message news:O%233Ab7avHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>I have ~30,000 users who's home drives we're going to migrate to a

>>>>>>central

>>>>>> location? I'm trying to determine how best to layout these folders.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Ideally I would like to simply use \\server\share\%username%, but

>>>>>> that would

>>>>>> create a folder with 30,000 folders in it. That seems like it would

>>>>>> be hard

>>>>>> to manage, and might not be a good idea.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Other idea's I've had is to do

>>>>>> \\server\share\%firstInitial%\%username% but

>>>>>> that makes scripting a little tougher.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Any other ideas?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Steve

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

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