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Move Firefox user settings to another folder on same machine

Due to company restrictions where I currently work, My windows users folder %USERPROFILE% is space restricted. I get a warning that I must delete files before I can log off. Because of that, I have moved everything else out of my profile folder…
Jesper Rønn-Jensen
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Issue with my roaming profile powershell producing - Attempting to perform the InitializeDefaultDrives operation on the 'FileSystem' provider failed

This is really annoying error - Attempting to perform the InitializeDefaultDrives operation on the 'FileSystem' provider failed., which I get every time I start powershell when outside company's network. A screenshot A short description: I have a…
tukan
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How does the Roaming folder work?

Am I understanding the Roaming folder correctly (C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming)? When I log out from the domain on my PC, it copies everything into the "domain cloud" so to speak. Then when I log into the domain from a different PC, it…
AngryHacker
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Forcing Windows roaming profile sync

In my company the user profile and directory are roaming profiles and are getting synced at startup/shutdown. This doesn't always work correctly and sometimes changes get lost. It happens when there are a lot of changes. This is why I'd like to…
André Stannek
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How to check, from cmd, if a profile status is local or temp or roaming or backup?

How to check, from cmd, if a profile status is local or temp or roaming or backup ? I there a way we can check the TYPE and STATUS of the profiles in the computer from the command line. Normally we get it here.... I will connect to the computer…
DannyBoi
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Where should I xcopy-deploy my applications on Windows 7?

a customer's I have some applications that are installed with plain xcopy. I know those applications will write some data into their installed directory at runtime. Now I want this application to be available for all users on my PC from the start…
bitbonk
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Win creates TEMP profile after I delete local roaming profile data (Win7)

At my newly aquired work as a IT guy I've run into an issue with deleting local user profile data on roaming profiles. Whenever I delete a profile on a local machine (I do it the proper way through "userprofiles", of cause), the next time the user…
Frederik IH
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Local & LocalLow folders getting copied into roaming profile on Windows 10

Existing Windows 7/8.1 environment with Windows 2012 domain controller. Domain accounts configured to use roaming profiles. Works fine on existing clients copying just the "Roaming" sub-folder under AppData to the server. Specifically Local and…
munrobasher
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Active Directory setup with Profile Path and Home Folder

I have roaming profiles turned on. I was wondering what the different was between Profile Path and Home Folder in the Active Directory setup.
Jason
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How can I prevent Firefox from storing a 10 MB places database file in my Windows roaming profile?

On my work PC, Firefox stores a 10 MB file called places.sqlite in my roaming profile: C:\Users\MY_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\PROFILE_ID\places.sqlite I don't use any location-related features in Firefox, and this file causes…
Paul D. Waite
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AD Domain with roaming laptops - connect or leave separate

What do you do when you have a pool of laptops that are given to staff when they travel? I work for a travel agency where we will send a staff member or two away on a tour with a group of people, and they need to continue to connect back to the…
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How to not store Thunderbirds emails in the roaming profile for a domain user?

I'm on Windows 7 Pro x64 in the company domain with enabled roaming profiles. My Thunderbird mailbox is roughly 8GB in size and synced to our Windows server on every logout, because Thunderbird puts the data into…
mark
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How can I reset my own roaming profile on Windows 7 Professional?

My University uses Windows 7 professional roaming profiles with a domain. I'm not entirely sure how it works, so forgive me if this is a stupid question. Is there a way I can reset my profile to its vanilla "out of the box" state for a new account?…
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How can I simultaneously run two instances of Firefox on different computers using the same profile?

I have a roaming profile set up for myself on my network (via Group Policy based redirection of My Docs and Desktop). Sometimes, I need to access a remote computer via RDC with the same credentials I am logged on to my local computer with, so I…
just.another.programmer
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How can I verify if an end user is using a roaming profile in Windows Vista?

I know it's a really simple question but how can I verify if an end user is using a roaming profile in Windows Vista? I should clarify -- I don't manage the user's network... I support a product that doesn't work with roaming profiles.
Mike B
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