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GPO: "OneDrive: Move Known Folders based on User"

Gerrit Deike 21 Reputation points
2023-02-02T10:59:37.4666667+00:00

Hi!

We want to move the known Windows folders for several of our users to OneDrive. We created a GPO and applied it to the OU in which the users are stored, but it is only applying the User Configuration part of the GPO. We have not reduced the default delegation and/or activation settings in the GPO.

Our goal is to have the known folders only moved if a user is in a certain OU and member of a certain group. It is possible that users that should not have their known folders moved will share workstations with users that should be affected by the GPO. That is why we can't apply the GPO to the computer account.

Any and all help in reaching this goal is very welcome. :)

Best Regards,

Gerrit

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  1. Limitless Technology 43,996 Reputation points
    2023-02-02T16:45:31.7533333+00:00

    Hello Gerrit Deike,

    Yes you can, In your domain Group Policy editor, under User Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Folder Redirection, right-click the related folder that you want to redirect - Pictures, Music, or Videos - and click Properties.

    For detailed steps, check:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/redirect-known-folders?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fredirect-windows-known-folders-to-onedrive-e1b3963c-7c6c-4694-9f2f-fb8005d9ef12

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