Windows 10: Appdata syncing while not on primary computer

Hi all

I have a puzzling situation here.

I am in the process of migrating from standard roaming profiles to redirected folders. I followed MS guide here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/folder-redirection/deploy-folder-redirection for folder redirection configuration in allways offline mode with background sync.

At first, I wanted to keep special settings so I left the roaming profiles settings untouched, I simply redirected folders to another dedicated share as suggested everywhere

I tested on my own account and computer and everything is fine. Logon times are very low, files are syncing according to the schedule, so everything looks good.

Then I've setup my computer as my primary computer and enabled the gpo settings to only use roaming profiles and redirected folders on primary computers.

I gpudated a test computer that I had and logged on it. At first, everything looked OK, my folders where not redirected and my profiles looked pristine, nothing had roamed. Then I noticed that the sync center badge was syncing something... Very intriguing, since there was nothing to sync here, I thought.

I checked %appdata% and it was rightly pointing to c:\users\me\appdata\roaming. But, to my surprise, in sync center this folder's content was syncing to my redirected folder share, creating a bunch of conflicts there of course !

What's happening here ? Why would a normal folder be syncing with a share ?

I believe something is wring and windows thinks this folder is redirected and tries to sync it's offline content to the remote share, but it should not ! What can I do to fix this ?


Thanks for your help !

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deleted AppData Account Picture file

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

I suggest you to refer the following Microsoft help article to about AppData folder.

What is the AppData folder?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/what-appdata-folder

Note: This link is also applicable to Windows 10 as well.

I suggest you to perform System Restore on your computer and check if you are able to get back the AppData folder.



System Restore brings a system to an operable condition after a disaster so that it can again accept and process data.



To perform System Restore follow the step provided below.

• Press Windows Key + R Key
• Type rstrui and press Enter.

Hope this resolves your issue. Do let us know if it helped. For further assistance, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Mail app will not sync primary account.

Hi David,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

In order to help you better, could you please confirm a couple of things:

• Did you try to remove and reconfigure the accounts?
• Are you facing any other issues related to apps?

I suggest you to follow the below methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to run App troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• Type ‘Troubleshooting’ in the search next to start.
• Click on ‘View All’ on left side and select ‘Windows store Apps’.
• Follow the onscreen instructions.

Method 2: I suggest you to access your account through Internet Explorer and check if the issue persists.

I would recommend you to follow the below steps to change the Mailbox sync settings.

• Open the Mail app and sign in to your account.
• Click on the gear icon (Settings) from the bottom left corner.
• Click on the Accounts under
  Settings.
• Click on your account and select Change settings.
• Click on the Change mailbox sync settings and check in the
  Sync options.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Change primary alias

Hello,

Thank you for your reply,

As per description, when you click to change the primary on nothing happens.

Have you tried to perform the troubleshooting steps provided under section
Change which alias is primary ?

If you have not performed the troubleshooting steps I would suggest you perform steps under
Change which alias is primary , from my previous post. Which are as follow.

• 
  If you already have the latest version of Internet Explorer, get more info on how to
  
  reset your browser.
  
• 
  If you're still getting the error, check to see if you have the
  latest version of Silverlight.
  

Note: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might also reset
parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature.


Please do let us know if you need further assistance with Windows.