When a new account is set up, each user recevies a folder on the server for storing files. For all users, this always appears as Drive M, from both the local (DEB) machine, and from the Terminal Server session. If you choose to store files on M, you will be able to access them any time you log on to Terminal Server from any location. You can also access these files from your machine at China Basin when you are logged into the network. No one else has permissions to view or edit the files that you store in your folder on M.
When an account is first created, the default setting for document storage is on the Terminal Server itself. The account will contain what is called a User Profile, which contains some basic information about desktop settings and user preferences. When we first piloted Terminal Server, a ‘My Documents’ folder also resided within the profile, until we discovered some problems with this configuration. Because the Terminal Server was copying large files back and forth to the file server, the system took a long time to log each user on and off. We solved this problem by configuring the servers to copy the user profile to the Terminal Server when a user logs on, but to store the ‘My Documents’ folder in a single location (on M) and direct the Terminal Server to access those files from that one location. This way the ‘My Documents’ folder never moves, and is always backed up nightly. The default setting on new Terminal Server accounts, however, still places the ‘My Documents’ folder within the user profile.
Important: The first thing every user should do upon receiving Terminal Server logon is perform a few steps to migrate the 'My Documents' folder to the M drive. This process takes only a few minutes and only needs to be done one time for each account, but it is vitally important for ensuring safe file storage.