
Remove the file share from the server to ensure that no files in the file share are in use. When moving the file share that contains users' redirected folders, it is import to take precautions to ensure that the folders are relocated properly.īy default, client computers update Group Policy every 90 minutes, so if you allow sufficient time for client computers to receive updated policy, you do not need to ask users to use GpUpdate. Right-click Enable optimized move of contents in Offline Files cache on Folder Redirection server path change, and then click Edit. Under User Configuration, navigate to Policies, then Administrative Templates, then System, then Folder Redirection.


In Group Policy Management, right-click the GPO you created for Folder Redirection settings (for example, Folder Redirection and Roaming User Profiles Settings), and then click Edit. To enable optimized moving of redirected folders Configuring this policy setting to Disabled or Not Configured causes the client to copy all the Folder Redirection content to the new location and then delete the content from the old location if the server path changes. To optimize the relocation of Folder Redirection data, use Group Policy to enable the Enable optimized move of contents in Offline Files cache on Folder Redirection server path change policy setting for the appropriate Group Policy Object (GPO). For more information see Deploy Folder Redirection with Offline Files.Ĭlient computers must run Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2012 Optimized move has the following requirements:įolder Redirection must be setup. Step 2: Relocate the file share for redirected folders

Step 1: Enable optimized move in Group Policy However, any changes made locally on the client computers between the start of the move and the first sync after the move would be lost. Alternatively, administrators could move the file share and update the target path of the redirected folders in Group Policy.

Previously, administrators could change the target path of the redirected folders in Group Policy and let the client computers copy the files at the affected user's next sign in, causing a delayed sign in. If you enable this policy setting, when an administrator moves the file share hosting redirected folders and updates the target path of the redirected folders in Group Policy, the cached content is simply renamed in the local Offline Files cache without any delays or potential data loss for the user. This topic describes how to perform an optimized move of redirected folders (Folder Redirection) to a new file share. Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
