Is Folder Redirection a good idea?

Should you use folder redirection?

Folder Redirection enables users and administrators to redirect the path of a known folder to a new location, manually or by using Group Policy. The new location can be a folder on the local computer or a directory on a file share.

What are the advantages of using folder redirection?

Folder redirection benefitsReduced logon time. ... User documents available from any computer. ... User documents available when not connected to the corporate network. ... Increased security and availability of user data.

Should you redirect AppData?

I typically recommend we redirect AppData. IF we see application performance issues, we can use a solution like Citrix Profile Management to allow certain folders to be copied to the local system. This way, we can get the best of both worlds: fast logon and application performance.

Why is folder redirection slow?

It is normal to see the delay in processing folder redirection policy for the first time. The reason for this delay is because, the option “move content…” is selected and it tries to copy the data over to the server. The amount of data within the folder is not the cause for the delay.