XenApp/XenDesktop 7.X: Special Folder Redirection Stops Working Intermittently

XenApp/XenDesktop 7.X: Special Folder Redirection Stops Working Intermittently

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Article ID: CTX228417

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Description

Intermittently Citrix Special Folder Redirection stops working.

Special Folder Redirection works for some time but breaks again after a while eve after running the below PowerShell cmdlet

Set-DSClientSettings -SiteId 1 -VirtualPath /Citrix/Store -SpecialFolderRedirectionAllowed $true
 

Resolution

Make the below changes in the default.ica file on StoreFront server:

  1. Go to the StoreFront Server and open file: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\App_Data\default.ica.
  2. Copy and save default.ica on a different location for backup.
  3. Once the file is successfully backed up, open default.ica file with Notepad and add SFRAllowed=On to enable Special Folder Redirection for all users.

Problem Cause

Configuration issue.

Issue/Introduction

Set-DSClientSettings -SiteId 1 -VirtualPath /Citrix/Store -SpecialFolderRedirectionAllowed $true, SFR works for some time but breaks again after a while.