User folder on NAS by default

[Scruffy90]

Basically I have machine A and machine B and a NAS. I would want the entirety of the user directory to be mirrored between both machines without having to manually move things across either machine.

 

Is it advised to put your user folder on a NAS so that it is easier to sync files across multiple machines over LAN?

 

Both machines run Windows 10

 

EDIT:

Actually not the entire user folder (as I just realized that they may require editing the directory), just folders such as documents, pics, videos, etc

Edited August 3, 2020 by Scruffy90

[Electronics Wizardy]

Redirected users do exactly this. You can put the user folder to any unc path you want.

 

If you set it up with active directory and gpos you can d it fully automatited, but you can do it manually aswell.

[Scruffy90]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Redirected users do exactly this. You can put the user folder to any unc path you want.

 

If you set it up with active directory and gpos you can d it fully automatited, but you can do it manually aswell.

This would be for me personally so I wouldn't need to set up AD or GPOS. Would it just be as simple as redirecting the folder to the NAS' address?

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Scruffy90 said:

This would be for me personally so I wouldn't need to set up AD or GPOS. Would it just be as simple as redirecting the folder to the NAS' address?

yea just change the location of the user folder under their properties

[Scruffy90]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

yea just change the location of the user folder under their properties

Would this cause any issues during start up?

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

9 hours ago, Scruffy90 said:

Would this cause any issues during start up?

 

Nope, if the server is offline cached files is enable by default. Or you just won't have any desktop/downloads files

[Scruffy90]

3 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Nope, if the server is offline cached files is enable by default. Or you just won't have any desktop/downloads files

Thanks!