moving a share

[mrmoneymatters]

I have group policy set up to redirect my document folders to a specific share on a file server. Those folders are in a share called user on the D drive. I need to move that entire share folders and all to the E: drive. Can I simply copy it over, will any permissions be messed up? Do I need to take ownership as an admin first?

Network Admin
A+, Network+, MCSA 2000, MCSE 2000
MCSA (2003)

 

[58sniper]

I'd use robocopy to do it, which will keep all of the NTFS permissions set (is you use the right switches). And, it's very fast.

Then just recreate the share name & share permissions.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[ScottCr]

I think if you change the Folder redirection in Group Policy there is the option to move the current contents.

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[mrmoneymatters]

I want the share to be called the same. How do I do this? Can I just unshare, cut and copy, then re-share?

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A+, Network+, MCSA 2000, MCSE 2000
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[58sniper]

Yep. Use robocopy to copy the data in realtime. It can skip over files in use. Once that's done, unshare the folder, run robocopy again to get anything new, then share the new folder. Very little downtime.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[ScottCr]

Microsoft have a document titled "recommendations for folder redirection" available here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/2b24872a-05ca-41be-9887-33acc87a20561033.mspx

They say "Allow Folder Redirection to perform all the moving of folders and files when you select a folder for redirection or change the target network share to which you redirect the folder. The Folder Redirection client not only moves files to the appropriate network share, but it also sets proper folder security and renames entries in the Offline Files cache database so that they continue to link to the correct target folders and files. Any files pinned by the user in the Offline File Cache stay pinned.
"

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[ScottCr]

Doing it this way also means the client machines won't have to recache everything.

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[mrmoneymatters]

Okay, so I guess I should use Robocopy.

ScottCr,
Since I am only changing the physical location of the share would that still work just using group policy. I mean, it sounds like I could literally just unshare the original share, then create a new share with the same name in the new location. It would then recreate everything, is that correct?

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MCSA (2003)

 

[ScottCr]

I have assumed that you will continue to use folder redirection after moving the data. Is this correct?

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[mrmoneymatters]

Yes

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