Configure and manage Group Policy - Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 - page 373

■ Replace Combines the actions of Delete and Create. It overwrites any files that
already exist at the target location or copies ones that don't exist. Sets the attributes of
the files at the target location.
■ Update Modifies attributes of existing file or files, changing only those attributes
specified in the Group Policy Preference. If a file doesn't exist at the target location, the
file is copied from the source location.
The settings that can be configured for files include these:
■ Source ile(s) The source location, which can be a UNC path, or a local or mapped
drive path from the perspective of the client. Variables and wildcards are accepted.
■ Destination file The target location for the file if creating, replacing, or updating a
single file. It can be a UNC path, or a local or mapped drive path from the perspective
of the client. It can have the same file name as the source file, or can change the name
of the target file.
■ Destination folder The target location for the file or files. This can be a UNC path, or
a local or mapped drive path from the perspective of the client. This option is available
only if the Source File(s) options includes wildcards.
■ Delete file(s) The target file path from the perspective of the client. Wildcards are
accepted.
■ Suppress errors on individual file actions

If selected, individual errors are ignored,

and the rest of the actions continue.
■ Attributes Configures the file system attributes for target files. By default, the
Archive attribute is selected.

Configuring folder deployment
The Folder preference GPO extension allows you to create, modify, or remove a folder on a
client computer. With this extension, you can do the following:
■ Create or modify a folder and then configure its attributes
■ Delete a folder and its contents, or delete it only if it is empty
■ Delete all the files in folder without deleting the folder
■ Delete all the files in a folder without deleting subfolders
The actions available with the Folder preference extension are these:
■ Create Creates a new folder if the folder doesn't exist, setting the attributes of the folder.
■ Delete Removes a folder if it exists or the files within the folder.
■ Replace Combines the actions of Delete and Create, replacing any existing files or
subfolders if they were included. It overwrites any existing folder and re-creates it with
the specified attributes, or creates a new folder if it doesn't exist.
■ Update Modifies an existing folder without deleting it and re-creating it. It does not
overwrite existing settings except those explicitly set in the preference, but creates a
new folder if the folder doesn't exist.