Migrated user, strange userprofiles turn up |
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David.P
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Posted: 23 May 2021 at 11:33pm |
Hello Forum, I migrated a Windows 10 user profile ("Old-User") on a PC called "PC-Name" which had problems (certain files could not be decrypted anymore) to a newly created user ("New-User") using User Profile Wizard. Both users are administrators. While the file encryption problem has disappeared (I wonder what would have caused this and why it is fixed now?) -- it seems that the user directory of the new user "New-User" is as follows C:\Users\Old-User\... Also, now there are a number of new user folders called Old-User.PC-Name Old-User.PC-Name.000 Old-User.PC-Name.001 ...and the last one listed even seems to be in use when logged in under "New-User". Is this all correct, and intended behavior?
Edited by David.P - 24 May 2021 at 12:45am |
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The Freeware, Personal Edition of User Profile Wizard does not rename the profile folder, so when you sign-in as New-User, the account will use the C:\Users\Old-User profile. The Professional and Corporate Editions will rename the profile folder to C:\Users\New-User.
If you sign-in as Old-User after the profile has been migrated, Windows will create a new profile C:\Users\Old-User.PC-Name. |
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David.P
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Thanks very much -- and thank you also for your invaluable tool.
So I guess I can delete those "Old-User.PC-Name[.***]" users. By any chance, would you know what a so-called user profile corruption is (that seemed to have been the case here, and now is fixed), and how that got fixed by the migration? (In my case, there was a certain type of encrypted *.RBE files that were not readable anymore)
Edited by David.P - 24 May 2021 at 12:06pm |
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David.P
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Hello, one more additional question please: I noticed that, being logged in as "New-User", I am now always asked for administrator privileges when I try to delete one of my files that I created under the "Old-User" Windows account. Is there any way to fix this without causing side effects? E.g. with a take ownership script?
Edited by David.P - 25 May 2021 at 10:30am |
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Yes, you can give your new new user account permissions to access the old profile.
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David.P
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Thank you for the instruction.
What would be the best (or official?) way to do that, if there is such a way?
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There's no "official" way. You assign permissions to the profile folder like you would any other folder.
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Thanks again. Will do and report back
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