Move User's "My Docs" to network?

[Guest Beau]

Hello All!

 

First, sorry if this is in the wrong forum and second, sorry but I am new

and inexperienced at this.

 

I administer my brother's company of about 15 people and everything is fine

and running smooth on my limited knowledge. However, recently the need to

re-direct users "my Documents" folders from their local "c" drive to their

"personal" folder (P drive) on the network store has emerged.

 

I know this can be done, but I have no idea how do it. I think it has

something with the roaming profiles and stuff. Can any take the time to help

me or direct me to a website that would have the instructions.

 

Thank y ou VERY much...

--

Beau

[Guest wilscott1st@yahoo.com]

Re: Move User's "My Docs" to network?

 

On Oct 24, 10:07 am, Beau <notthereh...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All!

>

> First, sorry if this is in the wrong forum and second, sorry but I am new

> and inexperienced at this.

>

> I administer my brother's company of about 15 people and everything is fine

> and running smooth on my limited knowledge. However, recently the need to

> re-direct users "my Documents" folders from their local "c" drive to their

> "personal" folder (P drive) on the network store has emerged.

>

> I know this can be done, but I have no idea how do it. I think it has

> something with the roaming profiles and stuff. Can any take the time to help

> me or direct me to a website that would have the instructions.

>

> Thank y ou VERY much...

> --

> Beau

 

This can probobly be done via GPO however if you want, you can simply

right click "my documents" on the users computer, select properties,

and ("Target") type in the path where you want to store the documents.

The 1st time it will ask if you want to move all the documents to the

new location. select yes.

Here we have a shared "users" folder on one of the servers with a

folder for each individual user.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Move User's "My Docs" to network?

 

Beau <nottherehere@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All!

>

> First, sorry if this is in the wrong forum and second, sorry but I am

> new and inexperienced at this.

>

> I administer my brother's company of about 15 people and everything

> is fine and running smooth on my limited knowledge. However,

> recently the need to re-direct users "my Documents" folders from

> their local "c" drive to their "personal" folder (P drive) on the

> network store has emerged.

>

> I know this can be done, but I have no idea how do it. I think it has

> something with the roaming profiles and stuff. Can any take the time

> to help me or direct me to a website that would have the instructions.

>

> Thank y ou VERY much...

 

This is a really easy & good thing to do with Group Policy. If you aren't

familiar with that, play with it a little - on W2003 you can use the Group

Policy Management Console snapin (which is very nice indeed). Try lurking in

microsoft.public.windows.group_policy for a while and perhaps post questions

there....you should get a lot of help.

 

How to Configure Folder Redirection

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/ab9f7e44-afbf-415e-ade1-94aaf2392ca11033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Profile and FolderRedirection in Windows Server 2003

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Profile-Folder-Redirection-Windows-Server-2003.html

(also has info on roaming profiles, but be careful with those!)

 

 

.....I would redirect My Documents, Desktop, and Application Data ....choose

the option for "basic -

redirect all users to the same folder" and "create a folder under the root

path."

 

E.g.,

 

\\server\users$\%username%\My Documents

\\server\users$\%username%\Desktop

\\server\users$\%username%\Application Data