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Silver Contributor

Mar 16, 2017

Folder Redirection Event Log error

We are using a GPO to implement folder redirection on new Windows 7 computers. The event log shows "Failed to apply policy and redirect folder Documents to "%OneDriveSync%\Documents". Error details, ...

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Dean_Gross

Silver Contributor

Mar 16, 2017

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Salvatore Biscari

Silver Contributor

Mar 16, 2017

Are you following this support article? https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Redirect-known-folders-to-OneDrive-for-Business-e1b3963c-7c6c-4694-9f2f-fb8005d9ef12?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

I found the described procedure to be very stringent: are you varying something, perhaps?

Dean_Gross
Silver Contributor
Mar 16, 2017
Yes, that is the article we are using. Our only change has been to select the "Move the contents of Documents to the new location" setting. This is for new users who have not used ODfB so changing that settings should be ok and would not be causing this type of problem.

That article does not mention anything about various operating systems. Is there any reason that it would need to be changed for different versions of Windows?

Patricia Hendricks Balik can you offer any insight?
- Salvatore Biscari
  Silver Contributor
  Mar 16, 2017
  I have followed it with success for Windows 10.
  I've never tried with Windows 7, though...
  - Dean_Gross
    Silver Contributor
    Mar 16, 2017
    Found the problem, typo %\OneDriveSync% instead of %OneDriveSync%.
    
    Thanks for offering your assistance.