I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline 
folder redirection.

I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so frustrated 
with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 2003)

When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no issues. 
 I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.

The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into the 
laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but eventually 
when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back to 
work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.  

I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I 
reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the same 
issue again.  

This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and 
offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to fix 
it.  Any ideas?

I currently have a Win7 Ultimate 64bit connected to a SBS2003 Server
and I do not have this issue.
Offline/Online I can see my files/folders

The only thing I can think of that would mean that you don't see files.
is that you are either out of space, be it permissions on the server.
Or the PC out of space to hold the files.

If it was the server, you should get an error saying can't save files.

Since you say you don't get that.

It sounds like your PC is not set up to allow that much OFFLINE Files.
To change this.

Open up Sync Center in Control Panel
Click on "Manage Offline Files" on the left

Select TAB "Disk Usage"

and see if you have allowed enough space on your Laptop for the files.
If not click "Change Limits"

Button and adjust
Russ


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"duke" <duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2108E50A-889D-435E-8577-9564E2603A14@microsoft.com...
> I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline
> folder redirection.
>
> I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so 
> frustrated
> with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 
> 2003)
>
> When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no 
> issues.
> I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.
>
> The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into 
> the
> laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but 
> eventually
> when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back to
> work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.
>
> I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I
> reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the 
> same
> issue again.
>
> This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and
> offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to fix
> it.  Any ideas? 

I agree with Russ, and I'd also do the following, especially if you find 
that there is space available for the offline files:

- do a manual sync on the Win7 PC, then disable the network card and 
immediately see if you have access to all the files you should
- on the Win7, go to Computer Management and check the log under Event 
Viewer -> Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Offline 
Files -> Operational.  Any errors in there?
- on the SBS, open the properties of the share that contains the redirected 
My Docs (the top level share, the one with the sharing icon on the folder). 
On the Sharing tab, click Caching, and make sure the option is checked for 
"All files and programs... will be automatically available offline" and 
"Optimized for performance."


"Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" <russ@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote in message 
news:8DBA2E42-6B5F-4B89-8A7A-22F7D0AA7DE3@microsoft.com...
> I currently have a Win7 Ultimate 64bit connected to a SBS2003 Server
> and I do not have this issue.
> Offline/Online I can see my files/folders
>
> The only thing I can think of that would mean that you don't see files.
> is that you are either out of space, be it permissions on the server.
> Or the PC out of space to hold the files.
>
> If it was the server, you should get an error saying can't save files.
>
> Since you say you don't get that.
>
> It sounds like your PC is not set up to allow that much OFFLINE Files.
> To change this.
>
> Open up Sync Center in Control Panel
> Click on "Manage Offline Files" on the left
>
> Select TAB "Disk Usage"
>
> and see if you have allowed enough space on your Laptop for the files.
> If not click "Change Limits"
>
> Button and adjust
> Russ
>
>
> -- 
> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
> MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC
> Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz
> Question or Second Opinion - www.PersonalITConsultant.com
> BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com
> http://www.twitter.com/SBITSdotBiz
>
> "duke" <duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:2108E50A-889D-435E-8577-9564E2603A14@microsoft.com...
>> I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline
>> folder redirection.
>>
>> I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so 
>> frustrated
>> with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 
>> 2003)
>>
>> When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no 
>> issues.
>> I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.
>>
>> The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into 
>> the
>> laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but 
>> eventually
>> when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back 
>> to
>> work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.
>>
>> I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I
>> reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the 
>> same
>> issue again.
>>
>> This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and
>> offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to 
>> fix
>> it.  Any ideas?
> 

Just in case you're still fighting with this, here's another approach that 
just worked for me when I had a different problem.  This basically formats 
the offline database and eliminates all the settings, as if Offline Files 
were in its first run state.  After doing this, you have to redo any manual 
settings, just as if you'd gotten a new PC.  What you're doing is creating a 
registry value and rebooting - it does its work in the reboot and deletes 
the value.  This is Vista or Win7 only.

http://www.johnrpattison.com/blog/how-to-reset-offline-files-in-windows-vista/


"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message 
news:OVoi#T12KHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I agree with Russ, and I'd also do the following, especially if you find 
> that there is space available for the offline files:
>
> - do a manual sync on the Win7 PC, then disable the network card and 
> immediately see if you have access to all the files you should
> - on the Win7, go to Computer Management and check the log under Event 
> Viewer -> Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> 
> Offline Files -> Operational.  Any errors in there?
> - on the SBS, open the properties of the share that contains the 
> redirected My Docs (the top level share, the one with the sharing icon on 
> the folder). On the Sharing tab, click Caching, and make sure the option 
> is checked for "All files and programs... will be automatically available 
> offline" and "Optimized for performance."
>
>
> "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" <russ@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote in message 
> news:8DBA2E42-6B5F-4B89-8A7A-22F7D0AA7DE3@microsoft.com...
>> I currently have a Win7 Ultimate 64bit connected to a SBS2003 Server
>> and I do not have this issue.
>> Offline/Online I can see my files/folders
>>
>> The only thing I can think of that would mean that you don't see files.
>> is that you are either out of space, be it permissions on the server.
>> Or the PC out of space to hold the files.
>>
>> If it was the server, you should get an error saying can't save files.
>>
>> Since you say you don't get that.
>>
>> It sounds like your PC is not set up to allow that much OFFLINE Files.
>> To change this.
>>
>> Open up Sync Center in Control Panel
>> Click on "Manage Offline Files" on the left
>>
>> Select TAB "Disk Usage"
>>
>> and see if you have allowed enough space on your Laptop for the files.
>> If not click "Change Limits"
>>
>> Button and adjust
>> Russ
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
>> MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC
>> Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz
>> Question or Second Opinion - www.PersonalITConsultant.com
>> BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com
>> http://www.twitter.com/SBITSdotBiz
>>
>> "duke" <duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>> news:2108E50A-889D-435E-8577-9564E2603A14@microsoft.com...
>>> I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline
>>> folder redirection.
>>>
>>> I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so 
>>> frustrated
>>> with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 
>>> 2003)
>>>
>>> When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no 
>>> issues.
>>> I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.
>>>
>>> The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into 
>>> the
>>> laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but 
>>> eventually
>>> when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back 
>>> to
>>> work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.
>>>
>>> I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I
>>> reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the 
>>> same
>>> issue again.
>>>
>>> This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and
>>> offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to 
>>> fix
>>> it.  Any ideas?
>> 

Did you solve the problem ???  I have the same. The windows xp pc's are 
working great. The windows 7 are not working great with sync. When it's not 
solved we are not switching to windows 7.

"duke" wrote:

> I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline 
> folder redirection.
> 
> I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so frustrated 
> with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 2003)
> 
> When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no issues. 
>  I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.
> 
> The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into the 
> laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but eventually 
> when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back to 
> work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.  
> 
> I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I 
> reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the same 
> issue again.  
> 
> This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and 
> offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to fix 
> it.  Any ideas?

Edgar
Please Post a new Question
So we can address your issue individually
Also you might get more people to look at the post :)
Russ

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"Edgar" <Edgar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:0C2AD54E-F49C-4C6C-80B1-CD27C0366755@microsoft.com...
> Did you solve the problem ???  I have the same. The windows xp pc's are
> working great. The windows 7 are not working great with sync. When it's 
> not
> solved we are not switching to windows 7.
>
> "duke" wrote:
>
>> I believe i am having a conflict between SBS 2003 and windows 7 offline
>> folder redirection.
>>
>> I have a test laptop running win 7 ultimate (64).... and i am so 
>> frustrated
>> with my offline folders issues (default my documents redirection to SBS 
>> 2003)
>>
>> When at work (on the network) i am able to view all my documents, no 
>> issues.
>>  I run the sync manager and it tells me  i have completed the sync.
>>
>> The problem occurs at random when i leave the office, when logging into 
>> the
>> laptop sometimes i can access the offline folder for a while, but 
>> eventually
>> when accessing the folder it is empty, nothing there.  When i come back 
>> to
>> work and log in, i am able to access the folder again.
>>
>> I have erased the user, reset the offline DB, and even last week I
>> reformatted the laptop and did a fresh install, only to experience the 
>> same
>> issue again.
>>
>> This leads me to believe there is some conflict between  SBS 2003 and
>> offline folder redirection in windows 7..... and i have no idea how to 
>> fix
>> it.  Any ideas?