Folder Re-Direction And Network Interruptions During Folder Re-direction

Question

Good morning,
If a network interruption occurs (network connection is lost) when folders and files are being re-directed to a network share, will data be lost?
For example, folder re-direction has been configured for multiple users (30) on their workstations, and the folders begin to re-direct to the specified network share. About 10 or however minutes into the re-direction process the network goes down. Will the
files and folders that were being re-directed to the network share be lost forever? 
Please explain how network interruptions affect folder re-direction? Will there be any data loss? How does this work?
Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

Hi AquilaXXIII,
User settings and user files are typically stored in the local user profile, under the Users folder. The files in local user profiles can be accessed only from the current computer, which makes it difficult for users who use more than one computer to work
with their data and synchronize settings between multiple computers. Two technologies exist to address this problem: Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection. Both technologies have their advantages, and they can be used separately or together to create a seamless
user experience from one computer to another. They also provide additional options for administrators managing user data.
Folder Redirection lets administrators redirect the path of a folder to a new location. The location can be a folder on the local computer or a directory on a network file share. Users can work with documents on a server as if the documents were based on
a local drive.
The ability to redirect more folders in the user profile folders than in earlier Windows operating systems. This includes the
Contacts, Downloads, Desktop, Favorites, Documents, Links, Music, Saved Games, Searches, Pictures, and Videos folders.
Data that is stored in a network folder can be backed up as part of routine system administration.
If you use Roaming User Profiles, you can use Folder Redirection to reduce the total size of your Roaming Profile and make the user logon and logoff process more efficient for the end-user.
Offline File technology is supported by Folder redirection.
If you've ever needed to access important files stored in a shared folder on your network but couldn't because your laptop was not able to connected from the network. With offline files, you can access copies of your network files even when your computer
isn't connected to the network. You just choose the files (or folders) on your network that you want to make available offline.
Windows automatically creates a copy of each file on your computer.
These copies are called offline files. You can work with these files even when you're not connected to the network, and the next time you are able to connect,
Windows will automatically sync your offline files with the original files in the network folder.
Regards,
D. Wu
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