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== Adding homedrive == | ==Adding homedrive== | ||
Schools that don't use OneDrive or Google drive can create homedrives for users. Create a fileshare on a server and append the UNC path to the templates. | Schools that don't use OneDrive or Google drive can create homedrives for users. Create a fileshare on a server and append the UNC path to the templates. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Homedrives.png|none|thumb|805x805px]] | ||
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== Changing homedrive == | ==Changing homedrive== | ||
For schools that want to replace homedrive on a fileshare. | For schools that want to replace homedrive on a fileshare. | ||
* Select all users in an AD group and right click in order to access properties for Multiple items | *Select all users in an AD group and right click in order to access properties for Multiple items | ||
* Select the Profile tab, remove the information for the Home folder | *Select the Profile tab, remove the information for the Home folder | ||
* Apply | *Apply | ||
* Update the template with the new UNC path | *Update the template with the new UNC path | ||
Example | |||
[[File:Homedrive remove from users in AD.png|none|thumb|766x766px]] | [[File:Homedrive remove from users in AD.png|none|thumb|766x766px]] | ||
Use commandprompt and test the setup for 1 user by using the AddUser tool | Use commandprompt and test the setup for 1 user by using the AddUser tool | ||
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If it looks good the RunTemplates, all users will get a new homedrive | If it looks good the RunTemplates, all users will get a new homedrive | ||
== Remove homedrive == | ==Remove homedrive== | ||
For schools that want to drop a homedrive on a fileshare and use OneDrive or Google Drive | For schools that want to drop a homedrive on a fileshare and use OneDrive or Google Drive | ||
* Giv users some time to move their files to the new cloud storage | *Giv users some time to move their files to the new cloud storage | ||
* | *Remove home folder from AD users as described above | ||
*Remove share from fileserver in order to stop people from using it | |||
*Remove homedrive information from template | |||
* Remove share from fileserver in order to stop people from using it | |||
* Remove homedrive information from template | |||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 14 March 2025
Adding homedrive
Schools that don't use OneDrive or Google drive can create homedrives for users. Create a fileshare on a server and append the UNC path to the templates.
Example

Changing homedrive
For schools that want to replace homedrive on a fileshare.
- Select all users in an AD group and right click in order to access properties for Multiple items
- Select the Profile tab, remove the information for the Home folder
- Apply
- Update the template with the new UNC path
Example

Use commandprompt and test the setup for 1 user by using the AddUser tool
C:\Program Files\UserManagement>AddUser.exe "<templatename>" massadd <username>
If it looks good the RunTemplates, all users will get a new homedrive
Remove homedrive
For schools that want to drop a homedrive on a fileshare and use OneDrive or Google Drive
- Giv users some time to move their files to the new cloud storage
- Remove home folder from AD users as described above
- Remove share from fileserver in order to stop people from using it
- Remove homedrive information from template