What is Folder Redirection Offline files?

What is Folder Redirection used for?

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 happens if I disable offline files?

What happens if I disable offline files? It won't wipe the data cached on the local disk, but nor will that data be visible anymore, which is still something of an issue, because if it hasn't sync'd more recent content from the cache up to the server, then you've still effectively “lost” it.

Is Folder Redirection a good idea?

Folder redirection remains a popular method of user data and profile management because it can improve the user experience by achieving two things: Faster logons - redirecting AppData out of the profile reduces the amount of data required to be copied locally at user logon.

How can I tell if a folder is redirected?

How to verify that folder redirection works1In a session, navigate to a folder you directed, right-click the folder, and then select Properties.2In the properties window, navigate to the Shortcut tab and then check the Target field. If the field displays a redirected path, folder redirection works.Configure folder redirection | Profile Management 1912 LTSR