Empty desktop folders

Hi,
Sorry if this has been answered before.
I recently installed a 2012 R2 server into my old 2008 R2 domain. Updated the schema, made my new 2012 server the master in all respects. I find that when my Windows 8 clients log on, any folders with shortcuts in them on their redirected desktops are empty
but only for about ten to fifteen minutes, at which point they become populated. Any ideas?
Also, I notice that the policy templates on my 2008 server are different to my 2012 server. Is this because I need to set up a central store? Replication seems fine.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
i'll answer your second question first:
the adm files are local to a machine (no replication involved here). There is no need for a central store. The adm files are only used for cosmetic purposes (to display settigns in rsop or group policy editor). When the policies are applied ,the adm files
do not matter.
You can install updated adm files on the 2008 servers to get around the cosmetic/display issue or if you want to configure 2012 specific settings from your 2008 dc.
Your first question is not entirely clear to me. let me re-phrase; please correct my statements:
Your users have redirected desktops.
the folder they redirect to contains shortcuts
if users click the shortcut, they see an empty folder
After a while the shortcuts seem to redirect to valid destinations
Do you have offline files turned on? Are the shortcut destinations included in offline files?
MCP/MCSA/MCTS/MCITP

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