Redirecting appdata can cause issues with some applications. The bigger the profile directory, the more time it will take to copy. Ive noticed they been redirecting appdata roaming for some time now. I redirected our appdata out yesterday, so appdata goes to drive\username\ appdata while the profile goes to drive\username\profile. Citrix upm module for the wem hydration kit james kindon. To find it, click components that are on the product iso but also packaged separately. Planning to use folder redirection with appv microsoft.
Any redirection is on a file server on the same subnet as the citrix servers. Note that this downloads the redirection script from my public gist repository. If you use citrix policy to configure folder redirection, then the folder. This idea resonated particularly with citrix xenapp probably called winframe. Comments are disabled for this blog but please email me with any comments, feedback, corrections, etc. My 2 cents, its really a microsoft question, but it reflects a physical file inside the sysvol group policy folder called i can be seen as i as well, you could edit that directly with notepad. You can redirect the appdata folder, but many programs out there will not respect this redirection. The login process takes almost 5 minutes to allow the user to see the full desktop.
The primary reason i dont like redirecting appdata\roaming is you completely lose any benefit upm provides you with keeping profile size down appdata \locallow is recommended to be excluded entirely and obviously there are exclusions for appdata \local i typically will reconfigure clients with it redirected and point it back into their profile. Access everything you need saas, mobile, virtual apps and files all in one place. Profile management consists of a service installed on the vdas, a file. Appdata \locallow is recommended to be excluded entirely and obviously there are exclusions for appdata \local. The latest release of citrix profile management is version 1912 ltsr, which can be downloaded from citrix virtual apps and desktops 7 1912 ltsr. I had to do that with a softphone app that the vendor doesnt support in citrix. I typically will reconfigure clients with it redirected and point it back into their profile. In fact, if you simply install and turn on profile management with the.
Also consider redirecting folders like downloads or. Since the download, my mous cursor isnt working quite right in citrix. Appdata roaming the path will need to be set to the following. I prefer to configure folder redirection using the persona management gpos, redirecting everything except appdata. Redirecting the appdata folder might cause issues in some applications.
I downloaded the chrome admx files for group policy but cannot find a way to redirect the appdata local folder. Fixed appdata\roaming redirection now working in windows. To set up folder redirection within a citrix environment you will need to use group policy. I typically recommend the redirection of favorites, desktop, downloads and my documents. Folder redirection to onedrive on windows 10 with intune. Navigate to user configuration policies windows settings folder redirection. One solution would be to disable appdata roaming folder redirection you can leave folder redirection up for downloads\desktop\etc. Citrix xenappxendesktop and folder redirection the last word. In our citrix environment we have the appdata folder for users redirected to. This setting specifies the network location to which the contents of the appdataroaming folder are redirected. Now this has only happened on two recent downloads. Persona management does a good job, provided the operating environment is designedconfigured properly. Do not redirect the desktop folder if it is too large. At composition actions by type files and folders folder redirection, you can configure the redirection of microsoft windows user shell folders.
Why you shouldnt redirect favorites to home folder. As per citrix profile management and vdi doing it right. Various citrix and profile and folder redirection bits and. The localappdata and appdata folders for a user that does not have folder redirection enabled is one and the same and will be located at c. As part of this, we are using folder redirection to store the contents of the windows appdata \ roaming folders for the individual user profiles. When i try save some file, the download boxis with the buttons without actions. Do not redirect desktop if it is too large as it may cause black screen on logon. Finding microsoft folder redirection errors for citrix. By redirecting the appdata folder and adding the exclusion rules to. Ie11 download manager not working with citrix profile management. I have successfully redirected the my documents folder to onedrive for business using group policy. How to redirect user shell folders to a specified path by. Folder redirection in windows 10 users files section.
Redirecting any folders with lots of files in soon becomes an issue start menu, recent items, cookies, etc. Lewan technology is a citrix gold solutions advisor and has the largest resident citrix consulting bench in denver, co and the rocky mountain region, comprised of certified architects, engineers and administrators. Appdata redirection is a whole problem in itself only last week i saw a citrix installer crashing repeatedly until we stopped appdata redirection. These settings are a combination of james rankin and carl stalhood and to date have been roaming windows 10 and server. In fact, i typically recommend the redirection of favorites, desktop, downloads and my documents. Citrix profile management done correctly part 1 of 2. When folder redirection is implemented folder redirection module in profileunity for windows 10, and users files setting is enabled on the desktop desktop icon settings.
And i agree with you that application compatibility, especially adobe reader, is a problem. Webster has been working with citrix products for many years starting with multiuser os2 in. This script is in the miscellaneous section of the downloads page. Excluding appdata \roaming\microsoft\teams and syncing appdata \roaming\microsoft\teams\desktopconfig. Or you can download the individual profile management component and. The downloads folder i use as a scratch area, which is never persisted. The issue i am having is that when i log onto a different workstation using a roaming profile, onedrive will not start. The following guide will show you how to configure a few policies using group policy objects gpo to. We just started to use folder redirection, for just the appdata folder. Citrix xenappxendesktop and folder redirection the last.
How to migrate users from folder redirected application. Microsoft has provided helient with an update on the issue with appdata \roaming no longer working in windows 10 version 1803. The problem with folder redirections, is that some programs dont properly ask the os where things like the appdata folder live. Appv 5 sp2 redirected folder permissions posted on april 23, 2014 by nialljen i have been neglecting my blog recently due to the fact that in the last 3 months i have gotten married, renewed my citrix certifications and joined a humungous project, the blogging had to take a back seat to the rest of my life for a while. To redirect the my documents folder, follow these steps. One was a zip file and the other was a word document. How to configure roaming profiles and folder redirection. Folder redirection has been widely used for a vast majority of deployments and is the defacto.
Change download location from appdata i have three problems associated with windows 10. Heres a quick example of a redirected appdata causing problems. Various citrix and profile and folder redirection bits and bobs by rakhesh is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. User profiles and user folders redirection using gpo. Appdata redirection directory changed from application data to appdata \roaming on 7.
In the console tree, rightclick configurations, point to new, and then click user configuration. I am looking into also redirecting appdata roaming. Should i use folder redirection for appdata ask the. I have a windows 10 computer with 3 monitors, 2 1400x900 and on 1920x180, and when in citrix in fullscreen mode my mouse will snap to the right edge of my left most screen every so many clicks. The following procedure is an example of how to redirect the my documents folder to a specified path. I let persona management handle the replication of appdata and the version ntuser files.
Ensure you redirect appdata folder in particular because it will generate frequent calls to redirect folder. Fixed appdata \roaming redirection now working in windows 10 v1803 os build 174. If you implement this in production, i would highly recommend a more secure source for the redirection script. When i do this the users have access full access to the appdata folder and as users go are apt to. User profiles and user folders redirection using gpo chuong k. Change download location from appdata microsoft community. In my test environment i have redirected appdata roaming to the users home folder as desceibed in many articles i have read. Finding microsoft folder redirection errors for citrix xenapp 6.
Folder redirection enables the administrator to redirect the location of certain folders of the user profile to a different path, such as a shared network location. The appdataroaming section contains policy settings for specifying whether to redirect the contents the appdataroaming folder to a shared network location. The folders must be redirected to a file server that shares the same subnet as the citrix servers. After removing the gpo, the login process improves dramatically. Should appdata be redirected or left in the user profile. The script below will download the redirection script to c. Universal profile management and folder redirection. My users are using folder redirection for appdata and because of performance issues i need to migrate them to application data located on local folder and at the same time saving the contents of appdata with portability. Citrix user profile manager schrittfurschritt konfiguration. If you are choosing to drive citrix upm configurations from wem, then you can now consume as part of the hydration kit, a full configuration based on my current upm build for windows 10server 2016. Without proper considerations, folder redirection can harm user experience and performance of the backend storage.
I just started testing the teams permachine installer in xd 7. Appdata folder redirection with roaming profiles solutions. Citrix profile management done correctly part 2 of 2 for more information, dont hesitate to. Microsoft fslogix profile containers and folder redirection.
That being said, redirecting appdata should be avoided at all costs. I actually had this discussion at briforum 2010 with a number of people well, the following discussion is not wordforword, but youll get the idea. Autocad on citrix folder redirection and virtual desktops we have installed autocad civil 3d 2018 on citrix virtual desktops version 1903. Therefore, citrix recommends using the folder redirection feature to redirect the following folders.