Junction point only resolves to GUID
I started getting some replication errors in DFS, which led me to a replicated folder containing a junction point. When I run "dir /al" on the directory, it shows the junction point, but instead of a...
View ArticleDFS server removal
Hello,I have a domain controller that I would like to decomission and remove. It is also one of three namespace servers. How can I remove it as a namespace server? It actually isn't sharing any...
View ArticleFSRM 2008 R2 reporting inaccurate quota usage amounts
I've got a Win2008r2 Enterprise server with FSRM 2008R2 installed. I switched someone's quota from soft to hard when they reached 472% of their quota, to try to curb their appetite for disk space!...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server Stops Responding to SMB Connections
Hi There,Massive shot in the dark here but I am struggling with a pretty major issue atm. We have a production file server that is hosted on the following:Dell MD 3220i -> iSCSI -> Server 2008...
View Articleexperience slow file server performance
Hi all,currently we are expecting some strange problems with our fileserver. It is a Windows Server 2012 server with newest hardware. After one to two weeks uptime, Windows 7 clients cannot load their...
View ArticleBest solution for data availability for end users --- reverse redirected...
Roaming profiles and redirected folders do not seem to work for our environment. They often become troublesome and cause much help desk time and resources.Is there a way to have a roaming profile and...
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[Forum FAQ] Date Deduplication frequently asked questions and solutions
Q1: Sometimes we deleted a folder or a file on a deduped volume. The Free space is not released. How to do a refresh to show the correct result? A1: The following cmdlet could help to perform a refresh...
View ArticleIntermittent file share problems. "Unable to create folder" System cannot...
Hello, This error keeps popping up on users desktops. It's extremely Intermittent. Users try and create a new folder on a network share and they're unable. they can drag a new folder from their...
View ArticleRemoving files with long names.
Hello:I've managed a few windows file servers over the past few years ranging from (server 200 to 2012 R2). Some of the groups in the organization that I work for have a fairly complicated...
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[Forum FAQ] DFS Clients Referred to Off-Site DFS Server
In this article, we introduce two symptoms about the issue “DFS clients referred to off-site DFS server” and provide the solution to the issue.Symptom OneYou configure a domain-based Distributed File...
View ArticleScan to folder issue. Folder not updating fast enough
Hi,We have windows server 2008 R2 envoirment for our customers but we are having an issue. One of our customers makes scans with a printer to a network mapping. But for some reason something it takes a...
View ArticleHow i can download windows storage server 2008 standard
Hi Folks,How I can download windows storage server 2008 standard - I have a registered DELL Powervault Nx200 with Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Storage Server 2008 64-bit Basic and the full...
View ArticleSOFS limited to 2 PCIE slots
I am going to deploy SOFS using existing HP DL360p G8 hardware. The problem I am facing is that I am limited to 2 PCIE slots and I need 4 SAS cables from each node to the JBOD as well as I need 2 NICs...
View Articlenot able to access file server
Hi all, i am having a bit of problem with my office file sharing. first let me say about my office. we have a file server that is in 2008 server. ( where all the shared folder are store)file server...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Tiering Service running forever, killing user performance
I just installed a new Storage Server 2012 R2 OEM box, with a single mirrored storage space using 4x Samsung 840 Pro SSDs and 12x 3TB Toshiba 7200RPM HDDs. I used the wizard to configure this as a...
View ArticleUnable to encrypt files in shared folders on Windows 2008 R2 server
I setup folder redirection to a Windows 2008 R2 server. The folders are redirected properly, and the users have appropriate share and security permissions to the folders. However, they receive the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 log files for crashes and shutdowns
Hi All,I have a 2003 32 bit server and it had a shutdown yesterday. First thing I noticed is that teamviewer connection is not opening ( and it was 10 minutes before ), and then when I connected...
View Articleset max folder name length on server 2008 r2
HiCan you force a max folder name length in server 2008 r2?users continually make folders with stupidly long names. Education didn't help, i now need to make it impossible for them to make long folder...
View ArticleShare Folder Access Problem
Hi,We are facing the issue with NAS storage access. We have a NAS storage which have got some shared folders. Users access the folders from their PC's. We are facing the issue that when we try to...
View ArticleHome folder is not showing in some domain client PC(Domain users).
Hi,I have windows server 2008r2 enterprise with ADDS, GPO and File server service and client windows 7 SP1 (Domain client). i created shared folder for home drive and assign home folder to domain user...
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