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= Windows 11 and folder redirection =

In Windows 11 following specific Windows folders are 'redirected' into your D-ITET home account:

- Desktop     -> folder in home: MSDesktop <<BR>>
- Documents   -> folder in home: MSDocuments <<BR>>
- Music      -> folder in home: MSMusic <<BR>>
- Pictures   -> folder in home: MSPictures <<BR>>
- Videos     -> folder in home: MSVideos <<BR>>

All these folders are viewable via 'Windows Explorer' -> 'This PC' (on the left side in "Quick Access" and also in the
right side general overview):

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You can verify the source of the data by right-clicking on the folder, then choose 'Properties'. In the upcoming window you'll see the <<BR>>
location of the folder, which is in your home directory "\\verdi.ee.ethz.ch\<username>". E.g. for 'Desktop' it looks like this:

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This results in following consequences:

1) All data stored in there will be backuped <<BR>>
2) All data stored in there will burden your home quota!<<BR>>

'''But ATTENTION!''' <<BR>>

Windows arranges a second - different - set of 'Desktop', 'Documents', 'Videos', etc. folders in your '''local''' home, the path is: "C:\Users\<username" <<BR>>
These folders '''are stored LOCALLY''' on the machines harddisk. This can also be verified by right-clicking -> Properties:

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This means for these folder no backup exists! Or in other words, when the harddisk fails, the data is lost.

== How much data in your home? ==

50 GB of data in your home directory should be the absolut maximum! <<BR>>

home dir should mainly be used for documents. Big amounts of data, which are important for a project, should be stored in a 'project account'. <<BR>>
Ask your Institut coordinator, he can advise accordingly. Big amounts of reproduceable, less important data can be stored in 'scratch' (available in Windows and Linux).<<BR>>

Here's an overview of different storage possibilities at D-ITET: <<BR>>

https://computing.ee.ethz.ch/Services/StorageOverview

== Offline folders for laptop users ==

In case of laptops all five above mentioned redirected folders are accessible offline via the "offline folders" function. The syncronization will be done by "Sync Center", <<BR>>
which is available over a taskbar icon.