Removing Folder Redirection isn't Working

Removing Folder Redirection isn't Working

After discovering that redirecting AppData has caused unexpected problems with various applications (mostly Mozilla Thunderbird/Firefox) I want to stop using folder redirection for AppData, and move it back into the roaming profile.

The steps I've taken so far (as suggested here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888203)

* Change the folder redirection GPO so that the "Redirect the folder back to the local userprofile location when policy is removed" option is selected

* Created a new GPO and enabled "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" inComputer Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/System/Group Policy/Folder Redirection policy processing

* gpupdate /force on the client machine, logged out

* Moved the user account to an OU that does not have the Folder Redirection policy applied to it

*gpupdate/force and a couple of logoff/logons

After following these steps, the user account's AppData is still in the share that the folder redirection policy points to.

Typing "echo %appdata%" shows that it is still reading AppData from the network share.

gpresult /z shows that it is not processing the GPO that applies folder redirection to AppData.

How can I get AppData to move back in to the profile?


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