Both. I've been doing it at home for 3 years (5 laptops currently), and we do it at %work% with well over 40 laptops.
As an aside, I used to use roaming profiles at home, but moved to redirected folders plus off-line folders only. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > Is this personal experience or supporitng many laptop users? > > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Offline synching has been great under Vista and Win7. I use it with all >> my laptops (and even a couple desktops) >> >> >> *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> >> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* >> * * >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Chris Blair <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> What about laptop users? I have read that offline syncing can be a huge >>> pain. But we want to capture that data, and also make it available while out >>> of the office. >>> >>> >>> >>> Is offline syncing better in Win7? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:28 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* RE: Redirect folders to network >>> >>> >>> >>> This is one reason why we don’t do offline files. >>> >>> With folder redirection, their “My Docs” will follow them without leaving >>> anything on the client. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Chris Blair [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 4:25 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* RE: Redirect folders to network >>> >>> >>> >>> Since our users do not “roam”, we will probably stick with folder >>> redirection. >>> >>> >>> >>> Another question, once the folders are redirected, I want to enable >>> offline access. When offline access is enabled, and let’s say a person does >>> sign into another computer, there information would be synced onto that >>> computer. Is there a way to stop this? I don’t want an IT person’s documents >>> being synced to every computer they sign into. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Sean Martin [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:15 PM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Redirect folders to network >>> >>> >>> >>> Roaming Profiles and Redirected Folders, while often used together, >>> provide different capabilities. Roaming profiles allow a user's operating >>> environment (application settings, customizations, etc) to follow them to >>> multiple machines. This is useful if your users truly do "roam" from machine >>> to machine. If Roaming Profiles are implemented, it would be a good idea to >>> go ahead and redirect certain folders. I would definitely redirect the my >>> documents and application data directories so that the contents of those >>> aren't loaded/unloaded each time the user logs in/out. If users like to save >>> things to their desktop, it may be a good idea to redirect those as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> Redirecting folders without using roaming profiles is a good way to >>> ensure important documents are saved to a central location, allowing them to >>> be backed up easily. In this case, you may only be concerned with >>> redirecting the my documents folder. >>> >>> >>> >>> YMMV >>> >>> >>> >>> - Sean >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Chris Blair <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I have not used roaming profiles, but will to see if that is a better >>> fit. >>> >>> >>> >>> We have asked users to store documents on their user drive, but they are >>> users, and they do not listen… >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* VIPCS [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 2:34 PM >>> >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> >>> *Subject:* RE: Redirect folders to network >>> >>> >>> >>> Any particular reason you are not just creating roaming profiles for >>> users? Or instructing users to store their documents on a home directory on >>> a server? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> >>> >>> Jeffrey and Mary Jane Harris >>> >>> VIPCS >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* Chris Blair [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:21 PM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Redirect folders to network >>> >>> >>> >>> XP workstations, 2003 R2 Native AD. >>> >>> >>> >>> We are testing redirecting the My Documents folder to the network. The >>> main objective is to capture important data on the workstations for backup. >>> I did some checks on workstations and found a good number of people are >>> storing documents, in folders, on their desktop. I know this can be >>> redirected as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any pros/cons to redirecting the desktop and making it available offline? >>> >>> >>> >>> Any other solutions I should look at instead of directing folders in >>> general? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
