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Roaming Profile -> Local Profile

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by mhurst

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We have a lot of users who use Roaming Profiles, I want to change them ( well most of them ) to Local profiles, since all of our users use the same systems. Can I just remove there 'Profile Path' in Active Directory? I want them to keep the same profile they have now, only make it so that the profile is not saved on our File Server.

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by curlergirl

The best way to do it, to ensure that their local profile is up-to-date and that they don't get any error messages the next time they log on is:

1. Remove the roaming profile location in Active Directory.
2. Before they log on again, go to their workstation and log on as Administrator. Then, go to Control Panel/System, click on the Advanced tab, click Settings under User Profiles, highlight their profile. It will show as a "Roaming" profile. Click "Change type" and select "Local". This ensures that the next time they log on, the workstation will not try to find a roaming profile.

Hope this helps!

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