I have set up Folder Redirection for the My Documents folder. I allow the Folders to be automatically created by the Server during login to avoid permission problems.
I had a recent incident where My boss opened his My Documents folder and went into 2 subfolders beneath it and his stuff was not there. When I typed in the path on the server where the folder was redirected to, the information WAS there.
I figured there was a problem syncing with that folder so I renamed that folder, (using his account name) and let it create another at startup. Which it did.
Going into that folder, there were still files/folders missing. I copied those over from the previous folder which I had renamed.
I went to test it by opening My Documents using the Start menu and created a text document. Then I opened the directory on the server where the folders were to be redirected to, and that text document was not there.
Does it take a while to propagate to the server? I thought that is where it was stored ALWAYS. Also, is there a limit on folder depth to which will be redirected. (He has another folder called “my documents” under his My Documents folder, and subfolders under there which were missing documents.)
Files missing were NOT of those file types which are disabled to be redirected ie. database files and .pst.
Help me understand. Is there something needing to be fixed?? I am worried he will create a document and it will NOT get to the server!!!
