I dont know if this helps, but the only time I come across zero-byte files in relative situations is when symbolic linking is in use.
-- Espi On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 6:51 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > Well that's what I was thinking too, but we're still having awful > issues....the problem is the environment is a mess anyway, but I can't > solve that in a few weeks > > I'm just wondering if there's any common configuration mistakes that can > interfere with Offline Files to check for. We're seeing different results > for different users - I've got one user it works for, a whole heap where > the files all show as zero bytes, and one user where one (yes, one) file > syncs, and none of the rest. > > We've tried running Process Monitor on users with the zero bytes issue and > the files are reporting successful syncs. This has got me a bit baffled. > > Cheers, > > > > JR > > On 8 July 2013 14:35, Terry Dickson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We tried offline files for a couple of mobile users a few years ago. >> Terrible luck with it. We went back to Robocopy at Logon and all our >> problems went away. But that was again a few years ago, maybe it will be >> better now? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of James Rankin >> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 8:01 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [NTSysADM] Offline Files >> >> I do so hate Offline Files....has anybody ever seen Offline Files >> synchronization where all the offline files and folders show as zero bytes? >> >> This is Windows 7 accessing a 2008 R2 AD >> >> I'm on the verge of going back to third-party solutions....all the >> permissions on the file shares are correct as far as MS best practice goes, >> I'm just wondering if there's any GPOs that screw with Offline Files >> functionality? >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> JR >> >> -- >> James Rankin >> Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) >> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk <http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/ >> > >> >> ________________________________ >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are >> confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you do not have >> permission to disclose, copy, distribute, or open any attachments. If you >> have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by >> returning it to the sender and delete this copy from your system. >> >> >> > > > -- > *James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk >
