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Exclude a folder from roaming profiles
How can I exclude a folder from roaming profiles on a Windows 7 client machine?
Microsoft has two articles on how to exclude it using group policy on the domain controller (For Windows 2000 and ...
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Logging off doesn't reflect deleted files to server
When a user deletes a file in their profile, should the deleted files also be deleted on the server where their roaming profile is stored?
My users are seeing the files they deleted re-created in ...
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Mac roaming profile on a Windows 2008 domain
Have been pointed here by the guys at ServerFault - hoping this is the right forum (it seems to fit in with the guidelines).
I'm setting up a home network with Windows 2008 R2 server. I've configured ...
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Roaming profile of User X won't sync on PC X, any other combo works
I ran into a bizarre issue that I've been fighting with all day, to the point I decided just to reinstall the system in question, but I was still wondering if anyone else has had a similar issue.
I ...
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XP Pro wont load roaming profile samba pdc ubuntu 12.4
I have a small office network set up where each person has their own login on a samba PDC running on an Ubuntu 12.4 server no LDAP. The clients are running XP pro (fully updated)
Every login works ...
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Missing DSNs after failed Roaming Profile load? [closed]
Now I'm guessing that these were probably stored in my personal registry hive ntuser.dat which likely got corrupted when the logoff didn't complete. Is there anything I can do to get my data sources ...
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How can I prevent Firefox from storing a 10 MB places database file in my Windows roaming profile?
On my work PC, Firefox stores a 10 MB file called places.sqlite in my roaming profile:
C:\Users\MY_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\PROFILE_ID\places.sqlite
I don't use any ...
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AD Domain with roaming laptops - connect or leave separate
What do you do when you have a pool of laptops that are given to staff when they travel? I work for a travel agency where we will send a staff member or two away on a tour with a group of people, and ...
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How to not store Thunderbirds emails in the roaming profile for a domain user?
I'm on Windows 7 Pro x64 in the company domain with enabled roaming profiles.
My Thunderbird mailbox is roughly 8GB in size and synced to our Windows server on every logout, because Thunderbird puts ...
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Networked profile using dumb NAS
I have 3 computers at home all running Windows 7, and want to be able to have each user's files and settings to be available regardless of which computer they use. I don't have any servers, just a ...
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How can I reset my own roaming profile on Windows 7 Professional?
My University uses Windows 7 professional roaming profiles with a domain. I'm not entirely sure how it works, so forgive me if this is a stupid question.
Is there a way I can reset my profile to its ...
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How can I simultaneously run two instances of Firefox on different computers using the same profile?
I have a roaming profile set up for myself on my network (via Group Policy based redirection of My Docs and Desktop). Sometimes, I need to access a remote computer via RDC with the same credentials I ...
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How does the Roaming folder work?
Am I understanding the Roaming folder correctly (C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming)? When I log out from the domain on my PC, it copies everything into the "domain cloud" so to speak. Then when I log ...
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What installation options do I provide (everyone/just me, local settings, shared settings, etc)
This is something I've wrestled with off and on for ages. I have several apps with Inno Setup installers. By default, they install for all users, but the program settings (in an INI file) stored in ...
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How do I disable roaming profiles on WinXP?
As title: is there a way to disable roaming profiles in WinXP by using registry keys?
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Move Firefox user settings to another folder on same machine
Due to company restrictions where I currently work, My windows users folder %USERPROFILE% is space restricted.
I get a warning that I must delete files before I can log off.
Because of that, I have ...
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Where do (xcopy) intsall my applications on Windows 7?
I have some applications that are installed with plain xcopy. I know those applications will write some data into their installed directory at runtime. Now I want this application to be available for ...
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How can I verify if an end user is using a roaming profile in Windows Vista?
I know it's a really simple question but how can I verify if an end user is using a roaming profile in Windows Vista?
I should clarify -- I don't manage the user's network... I support a product ...
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Where is my Firefox Profile on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala?
I'm dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and want to bring over my Firefox profile, I know where it is in Windows, where is it in Ubuntu? I feel like I've looked everywhere.
Thanks
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Is there a way to make a default roaming profile using Server 2008 on a 2003 domain?
This domain uses roaming profiles for these specific users. I want to have files in the profile of every profile created. On a regular machine, I would put it in the All users directory. I can’t do ...
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Windows 7 Pinned taskbar items roaming profiles
I am using roaming profiles on a Windows server 2003 domain. On my Windows 7 box in the office i have have multiple items pinned to the taskbar. however when i boot up offline (say at home) i don't ...
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“Language for non-Unicode programs” changes when logging on with a roaming profile
When a user logs onto a computer the "Language for non-Unicode programs" changes to US, now i change it and apply to all profiles, but when he gets up and moves to another computer the same thing ...
