File synchronization problems. User Synchronizing wrong folder.

permalink · 11-Mar-2007, 11:45 PM

One my personal company workstation Techcomputer1, when I log off of my own user account coppola404, it synchronizes files and folders as I instructed it to. However, when I log off of that account and log on under a standard user account (on the same computer) and then log off, it tries to synchronize the folders under my personal account (coppola404). To make the problem even more confusing, another computer I logged onto to make some setting changes to (my personal account has domain admin privledges), seems to have picked up the desire to synchronize my account's home folders as well. When the user of LaptopResearch logs into her AliciaM account does her work, and logs off, it tries to synchronize my personal account folder \\FileServer\home$\coppola404. ! Why would it do this?

I checked, the domain account and the profiles tab and the paths are all correct. AliciaM has a \\FileServer\home$\AliciaM connecting to the Z: drive on her profile tab. My account coppola404 has the proper settings etc...

Very frustrating.

Technical information
Windows 2003 r2 server running domain controller. Referred to here as "DomainController"
Windows 2003 r2 server running as fileserver. Referred to here as "FileServer"
TechComputer1 is running windows XP pro SP2
ResearchComputer is running windows XP pro SP2 (It is a macbook running bootcamp for windows XP with intel processor)
I don't have roaming profiles enabled and I have no group policies set on my computer other than the standard domain group policies.

permalink · 11-Mar-2007, 11:45 PM

Files that you add to the Offline Files folder on a Windows XP-based computer are synchronized when another person uses the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811660

mainly the "Purge files for non-primary users at logoff" section....

the Offline files database is located at C:\windows\csc, and it is not organized by user folders. It is a database format, that all offline files are put into. Thats why multiple users on an offline laptop have this problem.

Under your userid, in the registry you will see something like the following...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\NetCache\Shares, and subkeys for your home share, and the other shares as well. You can delete those values, and reinitialize the csc database to start with a fresh sync of your own files as well. But it just wont stay until you make this change...

How to re-initialize the offline files cache and database
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738

11-Mar-2007, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
ps3cheats Fixed Error! Posts: 1,497 Join Date: Mar 2007 Rep Power: 3 IM:	File synchronization problems. User Synchronizing wrong folder. One my personal company workstation Techcomputer1, when I log off of my own user account coppola404, it synchronizes files and folders as I instructed it to. However, when I log off of that account and log on under a standard user account (on the same computer) and then log off, it tries to synchronize the folders under my personal account (coppola404). To make the problem even more confusing, another computer I logged onto to make some setting changes to (my personal account has domain admin privledges), seems to have picked up the desire to synchronize my account's home folders as well. When the user of LaptopResearch logs into her AliciaM account does her work, and logs off, it tries to synchronize my personal account folder \\FileServer\home$\coppola404. ! Why would it do this? I checked, the domain account and the profiles tab and the paths are all correct. AliciaM has a \\FileServer\home$\AliciaM connecting to the Z: drive on her profile tab. My account coppola404 has the proper settings etc... Very frustrating. Technical information Windows 2003 r2 server running domain controller. Referred to here as "DomainController" Windows 2003 r2 server running as fileserver. Referred to here as "FileServer" TechComputer1 is running windows XP pro SP2 ResearchComputer is running windows XP pro SP2 (It is a macbook running bootcamp for windows XP with intel processor) I don't have roaming profiles enabled and I have no group policies set on my computer other than the standard domain group policies.

11-Mar-2007, 11:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
ps3cheats Fixed Error! Posts: 1,497 Join Date: Mar 2007 Rep Power: 3 IM:	Re: File synchronization problems. User Synchronizing wrong folder. Files that you add to the Offline Files folder on a Windows XP-based computer are synchronized when another person uses the computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811660 mainly the "Purge files for non-primary users at logoff" section.... the Offline files database is located at C:\windows\csc, and it is not organized by user folders. It is a database format, that all offline files are put into. Thats why multiple users on an offline laptop have this problem. Under your userid, in the registry you will see something like the following... HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\NetCache\Shares, and subkeys for your home share, and the other shares as well. You can delete those values, and reinitialize the csc database to start with a fresh sync of your own files as well. But it just wont stay until you make this change... How to re-initialize the offline files cache and database http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738

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