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raymondesray
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Jul 03, 2020

WVD - FSLogix - Reduce profile container size - exclude Teams Cache with redirections.xml

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davidsc50
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Sep 03, 2020

raymondesray 

Can the same be done with the Office 365 container?  We're not using the profile container.  

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    ChrisDJ
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    Mar 12, 2021
    I'm testing the redirection of these folders using Folder Redirections towards a folder outside the %AppData% folder, eg C:\Users\%UserName%AppData.FSLogix\Microsoft\Teams\....
    As this folder is flushed at logoff, no Teams caching data is being stored in the FSLogix VHDX file.
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    EddyHorstingUGT
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    Dec 10, 2020

    davidsc50 

     

    What would happen if we deselect Teams from the Office container. Is the data then redirected to the normal FSL profile where it is possible to use the exclusions??

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    raymondesray
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    Sep 03, 2020

    davidsc50 

    The redirections.xml file only works in conjunction with a Profile Container, not with the Office container. If you would like to include or exclude Teams data, you could enable or disable the following GPO setting: Include Teams data in container

     

    Hope this helps!

     

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      davidsc50
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      Sep 03, 2020

      raymondesray 

       

      Thank you.   We do include Teams data in the office container but have no way to exclude the recommended exclusions to avoid at least some of the bloat.  

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