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Manage Chrome and Firefox Bookmarks Location via Group Policy?

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We have folder redirection enabled for some folders such as Documents, Desktop and Favorites, but we do not backup or redirect user's appdata folders because they are huge and contain some files that should not be roamed between PCs.
Is there any way to either use a GPO to change the default location for Chrome (C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default) and Firefox bookmarks (%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random named profile folder>) to the user's Documents folder so they are redirected to a file server for backup or else redirect the default bookmarks path to a server?
Also, we don't even want to redirect or backup everything contained in those folders (such as temp files) since that can be gigabytes of garbage. Just the bookmarks.
- Edited by MyGposts Sunday, December 27, 2015 7:29 AM
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Hi,Am 27.12.2015 um 08:23 schrieb MyGposts:> Is there any way to either use a GPO to change the default location for> Chrome (C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User> Data\Default) and Firefox bookmarks> (%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random named profile folder>)Firefox:Manipulate the %appdata%\FireFox\Profiles.ini with GPP INI Files.Change "IsRelative=0" and define the pathThan all Settings are stored to this place, not only bookmarks.Chrome:You can start the chrome.exe with "--user-data-dir="and define your path to the profile.GPP Shortcuts can change the startmenue entries.Alternative:Use a tool like UE-V to centralize profiledata that is usually notincluded in a Roaming User Profile or create NTFS symbolic links toonly address the bookmarks pathes.Mark--Mark Heitbrink - MVP Windows Server - Group PolicyHomepage: http://www.gruppenrichtlinien.de - deutschGPO Tool: http://www.reg2xml.com - Registry Export File Converter
- Proposed as answer by Wendy JiangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:59 AM
- Marked as answer by Ethan HuaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, January 07, 2016 2:56 AM
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Hi,Am 27.12.2015 um 08:23 schrieb MyGposts:> Is there any way to either use a GPO to change the default location for> Chrome (C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User> Data\Default) and Firefox bookmarks> (%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random named profile folder>)Firefox:Manipulate the %appdata%\FireFox\Profiles.ini with GPP INI Files.Change "IsRelative=0" and define the pathThan all Settings are stored to this place, not only bookmarks.Chrome:You can start the chrome.exe with "--user-data-dir="and define your path to the profile.GPP Shortcuts can change the startmenue entries.Alternative:Use a tool like UE-V to centralize profiledata that is usually notincluded in a Roaming User Profile or create NTFS symbolic links toonly address the bookmarks pathes.Mark--Mark Heitbrink - MVP Windows Server - Group PolicyHomepage: http://www.gruppenrichtlinien.de - deutschGPO Tool: http://www.reg2xml.com - Registry Export File Converter
- Proposed as answer by Wendy JiangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:59 AM
- Marked as answer by Ethan HuaMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, January 07, 2016 2:56 AM
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Hi,
I'm just writing to check how's everything going? If you have any questions or needed further help on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Regards,
Ethan Hua
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Will it create the "user directory" too? in my case its not creating automatically.
- Edited by Curious to know Wednesday, November 01, 2017 5:01 PM