{"id":939,"date":"2017-03-09T23:19:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T21:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.netexpertise.eu\/en\/?p=939"},"modified":"2021-08-11T23:38:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T21:38:25","slug":"move-rds-profiles-to-another-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.netexpertise.eu\/en\/systems\/windows\/move-rds-profiles-to-another-drive.html","title":{"rendered":"Move RDS profiles to Another Volume\/Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’re in charge of a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) server but unfortunately, the C: drive starts running out of space, user profiles being on that same volume.
Lucky enough, a huge amount of space remains on the D: drive, but how shall I move RDS profiles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set Path for New Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can set up a GPO<\/a> that creates new profiles on the D: drive like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-> Computer Configuration
-> Administrative Templates
-> Windows Components
-> Remote Desktop Services
-> Remote Desktop Session Host
-> Profiles
-> Set path for Remote Desktop Services Roaming Profiles

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is working for new profiles but older ones need to be moved.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move Existing Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Migrate user folder from C: to the new drive and assign proper rights.

If older profiles connect with a temporary profile, you should also:
– Remove the entry in
-> Control Panel
-> User accounts
-> Configure user profiles advanced properties.
– Remove the registry entry HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVerison\\ProfileList\\S-1-5-21… with a ProfileImagePath key matching the user profile path
Advantage: All new profiles will create in this new location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edit the path in the above registry key, move the profile folder to the new location and assign user’s rights.
New profiles will still be created on C: but you can migrate some on D: as you wish, and spread data on 2 volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best is clearly to define a GPO right from the start on a dedicated volume other than C:. If not you will have to move RDS<\/a> profiles sooner or later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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