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JSI Tip 2868. How do I exclude folders from a Windows 2000 user profile?

By default, the History, Local Settings, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files folders are excluded from a user's profile. This means that these folders are not stored on the network and do not follow the user from PC to PC.

You can exclude addition folders by ADDing the Default Domain Policy to the MMC and setting Exclude directories in roaming profile, by navigating through User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon/Logoff.

There is no way to use this policy to include the folders that are excluded by default.

The results of the GPO are stored in the registry at:

HKEY_CURRENT_UsER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\ExcludeProfileDirs. The ExcludeProfileDirs value name is a REG_SZ data type, that stores the additional excluded folders in Folder-name\[;Folder-name...\] format.

If you subsequently disable the policy, or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the ExcludeProfileDirs value name.

NOTE: If you add ExcludeProfileDirs, you must also add it at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalUser\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System


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