Here's a blog post I did on Offline Files....it references getting them working with AppSense but also covers a lot of general points http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/appsense-desktopnow-and-offline-files.html
Also (as referenced in the above post) is Helge Klein's excellent post on offline files - http://helgeklein.com/blog/2012/04/windows-7-offline-files-survival-guide/ On 29 January 2014 14:33, Charles Sullivan <[email protected]>wrote: > I ran into a problem once because I was using Offline Files and had > manually redirected My Documents to my AD account's home folder. The file > server has an alias which is used in the AD account, but the path I used > for My Documents was to the A record for the server. Offline Files saw > that as two separate servers, giving me two separate groups of Offline > Files, which became quite a problem. So don't use any aliases for the file > server if you do go with Offline Files. > > > > Charlie Sullivan > > Sr. Windows Systems Administrator > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *J- P > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:32 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > If i redirect MyDocs and Desktop to \\server\redirect\UserHome , what > happens when they are out of the office? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:50:57 +0000 > > > > I forgot to mention this earlier, but one problem with Robocopy is that > you can't do bidirectional syncing with it. If you don't need bidirectional > syncing though, then robocopy is perfect since it's built in and hence > available automatically on all computers. > > > > We use bidirectional syncing to allow a laptop user to switch back and > forth between a laptop (where we have FreeFileSync installed) to a desktop > (where we have folder redirection implemented) and have the same Desktop > and Documents. However, this may not be needed depending on your > environment. > > > > -Aakash Shah > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Terry Dickson > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 3:39 PM > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > In the past one office I worked for wanted a free option, I just used > Robocopy in Windows 7 to accomplish the task. Worked better than the 9+ > Months I tried to get offline files working. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of James Rankin > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > I redirect special folders to something like > c:\users\user\DataNow\Documents > > > > Then the DataNow client syncs it up with the remote location of > \\server\share\user\DataNow\Documents when they're in the office. > > > > Lots of other solutions work the same way (DropBox, Google Drive, etc.) > > > > > > On 28 January 2014 23:01, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > All laptops here. They work remote almost daily. > > > > > > > > I used the word 'workstation' where I probably should not have. > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Rankin, James R > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 4:41 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > > > > > You can use Folder Redirection GPOs effectively to redirect your users' > special folders to the place required > > > > Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, > but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "Sam Cayze" <[email protected]> > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:37:13 -0600 > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > > > > > A lot of these solutions offered depend on your users actually putting > files in certain locations on your disk, or initiating the backup. > > > > > > > > If you want something totally automated, you need to set something up > that grabs the user's files. > > > > > > > > Such as: > > > > My Docs > > > > Desktop > > > > Signatures > > > > Firefox Profile (Or just the bookmarks file). > > > > > > > > I skip My Pictures and My Music (User are trained NOT put work related > files here) > > > > > > > > Possibilities: > > > > Script it from the server to go out and grab these files. Or, I > personally use SyncBack Pro on a server to grab these files from all > workstations every 3 hours throughout the day. It provides one central > place to manage them. I've also configured it to do a lot of reporting and > alerts. All these backups go to one Folder, with a subfolder for each > workstation. Each night I back up the top level folder with my normal > encrypted backups that go offsite. > > > > > > > > If you want something more hand-off, I'd suggest Mozy Pro for Business > or CrashPlan. (But I recall you specified no 3-rd parties). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of J- P > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 12:01 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NTSysADM] File sync laptops to server > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > A small office (5 users laptops with docks) 1x 2012 server (can add more > if required , hyper-v) > > All laptops are windows 7 pro, what would be the recommended solution > (preferably windows as software is charity pricing)? > > > > They are out of the office about 50% of the time, all office docs and > PDF's > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > JP > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > James Rankin > > --------------------- > > RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization > Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > > > > ________________________________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are > confidential. 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