Summary

In this chapter, we examined various ways to manage user data on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer. We first looked at backing up data. To do this, we examined a script that backs up the contents of a folder to a file share on the network. This enables the network administrator to use a network backup utility to archive the files to a tape or a storage area network (SAN) solution.

We next looked at the offline files feature of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, first examining the settings for the offline files feature. Next, we looked at a script that provides the ability to either enable or to disable the offline files feature. Along the way, we took a slight excursion into the nether world of variable scoping issues. ...

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