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JimBush

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03/04/2010 7:12 PM
We are successfully redirecting our My Documents folders via GPO but have found that the My Music folder being moved at the same time is creating havoc as far a free space goes on our server. Is it possible to have the My Music folder and files remain on the local drive while redirecting the My Documents folder? Thanks for any help. James L. Bush

dmarelia

Posts:394

03/04/2010 9:07 PM
Jim- A long time ago we had a thread on this and the bottom line was that in XP, there is no easy way to do this. Maybe the relevant parties who tried this will pipe in but that is what I recall from previous conversations. Of course, in Vista and Win7, Folder Redirection can accommodate different redirections for the sub-folders of My Docs. Darren From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bush Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:11 AM To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Leaving My Music folder behind We are successfully redirecting our My Documents folders via GPO but have found that the My Music folder being moved at the same time is creating havoc as far a free space goes on our server. Is it possible to have the My Music folder and files remain on the local drive while redirecting the My Documents folder? Thanks for any help. James L. Bush

JimBush

Posts:5

03/05/2010 11:47 PM
Thanks Darren, I am hoping that we finally take the plunge soon and upgrade to Win7 so we have the benefit of the extra sub-folder redirections. Jim From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:04 PM To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [gptalk] Leaving My Music folder behind Jim- A long time ago we had a thread on this and the bottom line was that in XP, there is no easy way to do this. Maybe the relevant parties who tried this will pipe in but that is what I recall from previous conversations. Of course, in Vista and Win7, Folder Redirection can accommodate different redirections for the sub-folders of My Docs. Darren From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bush Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:11 AM To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Leaving My Music folder behind We are successfully redirecting our My Documents folders via GPO but have found that the My Music folder being moved at the same time is creating havoc as far a free space goes on our server. Is it possible to have the My Music folder and files remain on the local drive while redirecting the My Documents folder? Thanks for any help. James L. Bush

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03/06/2010 12:17 AM
Jim, not to be the proverbial stick in the mud but... I had a client that had a very close scare from the FCC and pirated music. Since the company "knew" that the files existed and were being shared on "their" network. It was almost a huge Resume Generating Event (RGE) for the entire IT staff. Just something to take into consideration. Tim Bolton 148 2nd Street North Central City Iowa, 52214 Microsoft Certified IT Professional Blog - Http://timbolton.net/ On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jim Bush <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Darren, > > > > I am hoping that we finally take the plunge soon and upgrade to Win7 so we > have the benefit of the extra sub-folder redirections. > > > > Jim > > > > From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:04 PM > > To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [gptalk] Leaving My Music folder behind > > > > Jim- > > A long time ago we had a thread on this and the bottom line was that in XP, > there is no easy way to do this. Maybe the relevant parties who tried this > will pipe in but that is what I recall from previous conversations. Of > course, in Vista and Win7, Folder Redirection can accommodate different > redirections for the sub-folders of My Docs. > > > > Darren > > > > From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bush > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:11 AM > To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] Leaving My Music folder behind > > > > We are successfully redirecting our My Documents folders via GPO but have > found that the My Music folder being moved at the same time is creating > havoc as far a free space goes on our server. Is it possible to have the My > Music folder and files remain on the local drive while redirecting the My > Documents folder? > > Thanks for any help. > > James L. Bush > > > > > >

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