<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
refers	O
to	O
Folder	B-Device
Redirection	I-Device
when	O
automatically	O
re-routing	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
to/from	O
standard	O
folders	O
(	O
directories	O
)	O
to	O
use	O
storage	O
elsewhere	O
on	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
office	O
network	B-Architecture
environment	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
users	O
do	O
not	O
store	O
data	O
locally	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
device	O
is	O
the	O
preferred	O
storage	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folder	B-Device
Redirection	I-Device
allows	O
saving	O
data	O
regardless	O
of	O
storage	O
location	O
and	O
separates	O
user	O
data	O
from	O
profile	O
data	O
decreasing	O
the	O
time	O
required	O
to	O
log	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
redirection	O
is	O
often	O
performed	O
by	O
Group	O
Policy	O
,	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
performed	O
by	O
manually	O
editing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
,	O
changing	O
library	O
locations	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
quotas	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
space	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
users	O
 '	O
special	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
%username%	O
and	O
%userprofile%	O
environment	O
variables	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Folder	B-Device
Redirection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Application	O
Data	O
,	O
Desktop	O
,	O
My	O
Documents	O
,	O
My	O
Pictures	O
,	O
and	O
Start	O
Menu	O
special	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
redirected	O
to	O
a	O
file	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
also	O
implements	O
a	O
Recycle	O
Bin	O
for	O
the	O
My	O
Documents	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Vista	O
introduces	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
independently	O
redirect	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
user	O
profile	O
sub-folders	O
to	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Management	B-Application
Console	I-Application
snap-in	O
in	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
configure	O
Folder	B-Device
Redirection	I-Device
for	O
clients	O
running	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
user	O
folders	O
may	O
be	O
redirected	O
:	O
AppData/Roaming	O
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Desktop	O
,	O
Downloads	O
,	O
Favorites	O
,	O
Links	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Documents	O
,	O
Pictures	O
,	O
Saved	O
Games	O
,	O
Searches	O
,	O
Start	O
Menu	O
,	O
and	O
Videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
equivalent	O
functionality	O
is	O
achieved	O
in	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
by	O
using	O
mount	B-Device
or	O
ln	B-Device
and	O
a	O
NFS	B-Protocol
or	O
CIF	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
