Windows 7 / Getting Started

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Configuring the Redirection Method

You can configure the redirection method for redirecting folders on the Target tab of the properties sheet for each policy setting. Three redirection methods are possible, plus a fourth option for certain folders:

• Not Configured Choosing this option returns the Folder Redirection policy to its default state. This means that previously redirected folders stay redirected and folders that are local to the computer remain so. To return a redirected folder to its original target location, see the section titled "Configuring Policy Removal Options" later in this tutorial.
• Basic Redirection Administrators should choose this option if they plan to store redirected folders for all of their users targeted by the GPO on the same network share.
  Choosing a redirection method and target folder location on the Target tab of a Folder Redirection policy
• Advanced Redirection Administrators should choose this option if they want to store redirected folders for different groups of users on different network shares. For example, the Documents folders for users in the Human Resources group could be redirected to \\DOCSRV\HRDOCS, the Documents folders for users in the Managers group could be redirected to \\DOCSRV\MGMTDOCS, and so on.
  If a user belongs to more than one security group listed for a redirected folder, the first security group listed that matches the group membership of the user will be used to determine the target location for the user's redirected folder.
• Follow The Documents Folder This option is available only for the Music, Pictures, and Videos folders. Choosing this option redirects these folders as subfolders of the redirected Documents folder and causes these subfolders to inherit their remaining Folder Redirection settings from the Folder Redirection settings for the Documents folder.