AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect is not Redirected into Homedrive (2024)

FAQs

How do I set up Roaming profiles with folder redirection? ›

The process to configure folder redirection is straightforward. Within the designated GPO, the administrator should access User Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection. Once IT admins right-click the desired folders and select Properties, they can view the configuration options.

Roaming User Profiles is used to redirect a user profile to a network location. These features used to be referred to as Intellimirror. Folder Redirection enables users and administrators to redirect the path of a known folder to a new location, manually or by using Group Policy.

A roaming profile has all the functionality of a local profile but can be transferred from one PC to another. Essentially, the user's profile and files are downloaded to any computer that they log onto. When the user logs off, the changes in a roaming profile are synchronized with the server copy of the profile.

Files in this folder are synced to other devices if you log in on the same domain since they're considered important for using your device. This could be your web browser favorites and bookmarks, important application settings, and more.

A home folder is basically just a mapped drive, and the default "start in" directory when launching a command prompt. Folder redirection places the selected folders transparently on a network share and does not map a drive.

Right-click a folder that you want to redirect (for example, Documents), and then select Properties. In the Properties dialog box, from the Setting box, select Basic - Redirect everyone's folder to the same location.

To confirm that the user profile is roaming, open Control Panel, select System and Security, select System, select Advanced System Settings, select Settings in the User Profiles section and then look for Roaming in the Type column.

Folder Redirection allows saving data regardless of storage location and separates user data from profile data decreasing the time required to log on. Other advantages include: Data is stored on a server where it can be backed up.

The profile is stored on the computer's local hard disk. Changes made to the local user profile are specific to the user and to the computer on which the changes are made. Roaming User Profiles. A roaming user profile is a copy of the local profile that is copied to, and stored on, a server share.

Where do roaming profiles get stored? ›

A roaming profile is stored on a central server which can be accessed from all domain computers. This allows you to have the same environment settings on every machine to which you log on. Your roaming profile is copied to a machine when you log on, and the synchronized back to the server when you log off.

The folder is hidden by default in Windows File Explorer, and has three hidden sub-folders: Local, LocalLow, and Roaming. So if you delete Appdata folder then it will cause problem with application installed on the computer.

Yes you can remove them…they are only the temporary files…

Redirecting AppData folders can have a significant impact on logon and logoff times, network bandwidth, and storage utilization. Depending on the size of the AppData folder and the number of users affected, it could lead to performance issues, especially during peak usage times.

For the Application Data and Desktop folders, there are three options for the folder location: Creating a directory for each user in the path specified. Redirecting all users to the same location. Pointing the folder to the local user profile location.

In Windows 10, this profile is located in the directory C:\Users\, with a name of Default or something similar. The contents of this default user profile are provided to every new user account on the system.

What are the registry settings for folder redirection in Windows 10? ›

The registry key for folder redirection settings are in… HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders and another key above that one for just Shell folders.

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One of the problems with roaming profiles is that profiles can grow to be quite large. The logon or logoff duration increases according to the profile size because of the amount of data copied to or from the network share.

Data roaming occurs whenever your phone disconnects from your carrier's network and hops on another network. Roaming allows you to make calls, send texts, and use wireless data even when you're outside of your network's boundaries.

Turning it off ensures you're not hit with large bills for your data and turning it on allows you to access the internet when traveling abroad. To enable or disable data roaming on Android: Open the Settings app.

301 redirects are permanent, whereas 302 redirects are temporary. A 301 is used when a page has permanently changed location, and a 302 should be used if you intend to move the page back under the original URL in the future. In general, you should expect to use 301 redirects on your website.

301 refers to the HTTP status code for this type of redirect. In most instances, the 301 redirect is the best method for implementing redirects on a website.

The downside of folder redirection is that it requires a lot of disk space on the server. Also, users can't get to documents when the server is unavailable.

Folder Redirection is located under Windows Settings in the console tree when you edit domain-based Group Policy by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). The path is [Group Policy Object Name]\User Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Folder Redirection.

For a list of other registry keys of folders you can redirect, see the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders entry in your local Windows registry. Windows automatically replaces the %USERNAME% variable with the name of the current user when the policy is applied.

You can deactivate client drive redirection by configuring a group policy setting for your remote desktops on your Active Directory server. The group policy setting overrides the local registry and Smart Policies settings that activate the client drive redirection feature.

What is the alternative to roaming profile? ›

Due to the limitations of roaming profiles in conjunction with terminal services, Microsoft has offered User Profile Disks (UPD) as an alternative since Windows Server 2012. UPDs store the user data in a VHD(X), which is then mounted into the respective user session.

Roaming user profiles have the following advantages: Automatic resource availability. A user's unique profile is automatically available when he or she logs on to any computer on the network. Users do not need to create a profile on each computer they use on a network.

An alternative to roaming profiles is user environment virtualization.

Navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, Logon for Windows 2000 or Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, then click User Profiles for Windows 2003. Double-click "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles." Select Enabled, then click OK.

In Active Directory Administration Center, navigate to the Users container (or OU) in the appropriate domain. Select all users to which you want to assign a roaming user profile, right-click the users and then select Properties. To specify a mandatory roaming user profile, specify the path to the NTuser.

Organizations commonly use folder redirection in conjunction with roaming profiles to speed up the logon and logoff process, improve the UX and reduce any latency with the desktop authenticating via the domain controller.