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Charles
Asked: 2010-10-15 11:45:19 +0800 CST

Documents on a Windows 7 client connected to a Windows 2003 server's domain

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I have a Windows 7 client connected to a domain running on a Windows 2003 server. The user's Word files are stored in the "Documents" folder under "Libraries". Which I click on the "Documents" folder, the two location I see are "\server\home\username" and "C:\Users\Public\Documents" (with the former marked as the Default save location).

I'm trying to find out where the Word files are actually stored so that I can use Robocopy to copy it to the server. To find the location, I did this:

  1. I logged in as the user on a different machine (Win XP) - but could not see the Word files in the "My Documents" folder.
  2. I unplugged the network cable and logged into the original Windows 7 computer - and was able to see and access the Word files in "Documents" folder.

The two steps above would indicate that the Word files is on the laptop somewhere.

I have tried these things:

  1. I look in "C:\Users\Public\Documents" folder, but I don't see any Word files.
  2. I look in "C:\Users\domain.username" folder, but I don't see the "Documents" folder. I see a "My Documents" shortcut and when I click on it, I get a "Location is not available" error message.
  3. I look in "C:\Users\username" folder and I get a message saying that the user doesn't have permission to view the data. So I enter my credentials and am able to log in. I see:
    • a "My Documents" folder but it doesn't have the Word files for which I am looking
    • a "My Documents" shortcut but when I double-click it, I get a "Location is not available" error message

Here are my questions:

  1. Where are the Word files?
  2. How may I access it when I'm logged in as the user"?
windows-server-2003 windows-7

2 Answers

  1. Charles:

    Is your documents and profile path mapped correctly?

    When you say login, do you mean as a network (AD user) or local user?

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  2. Best Answer

    To find out which locations are being used for the Documents library, right click on the Documents folder under libraries and pull up the property sheet. This has been bugging me for a while, and your question prompted me to find and read up on Libraries here.

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