# Roaming profile - stop putting back all the microshit links! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 7, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441 "2008-05-07T15:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/1 "2008-05-07T15:51:19Z")
I’m getting tired of having to re-usefulize my favourites down to _what are actually **my** favourites_ by getting rid of ‘customize links’ ‘windows media’ etc…blah…whatever. Aside from the annoyance of the work involved - the _principle_ of a person’s ‘favourites’ being assumed like that annoys me. Give me a folder named ‘favourites’ then bloody leave it clear for me to put ‘favourites’ in! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/2 "2008-05-07T16:38:36Z")
Roaming profile? Get yourself Pocket Firefox, customize as desired, and carry it around on a keychain. Everyone needs a couple gigabytes in their pocket at all times anyway. Never mind. This is probably on a corporate network, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/3 "2008-05-07T16:40:13Z")
I pit this abomination: “re-usefulize.” _Shudder._ ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/4 "2008-05-07T21:20:52Z")
Check the _All Users_ and _Default User_ profiles and remove them from there. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/5 "2008-05-08T00:11:42Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] Check the _All Users_ and _Default User_ profiles and remove them from there. [/QUOTE] This is the trick. It repopulates from the _Default User_ profiles. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/6 "2008-05-08T00:15:29Z")
You’re syncing your Favorites, aren’t you – that can be a trick. What they said. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/7 "2008-05-08T00:15:37Z")
Google delicious. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/8 "2008-05-08T19:16:04Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] Check the _All Users_ and _Default User_ profiles and remove them from there. [/QUOTE] I did. I also checked my profile folder on the filestore where the profiles are stored. I’ve checked every place I can thinkof. I’m gonna check them all again now… edit: Well I’ll be - there they were, in my profile’s filestore favourites. Well _something_ has put them back because I swear I got rid. edit2: Worryingly - I have access to other people’s documents and settings folders. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/9 "2008-05-08T19:31:25Z")
This is not good news - a major security issue - and you should bring it to the attention of your manager and the system administrator immediately. It’s trivial to fix, of course, but exact instructions would require knowledge of your security setup. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/10 "2008-05-08T20:39:35Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] This is not good news - a major security issue - and you should bring it to the attention of your manager and the system administrator immediately. It’s trivial to fix, of course, but exact instructions would require knowledge of your security setup. [/QUOTE] And after that, ask for a promotion! You deserve it after finding a huge security hole! ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/11 "2008-05-08T23:27:08Z")
Documents and settings folders on a shared workplace computer is a major security issue? What do you think is in there, social security numbers and bank account passwords? Or do you think the world will end if Bob knows that Steve has a kitty-cat for his wallpaper? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/12 "2008-05-08T23:47:54Z")
Perhaps a 🙂 after my post would have conveyed the thick sarcasm intended a bit more clearly. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/13 "2008-05-09T01:04:27Z")
No 🙂 needed, Flander… I read you correctly. I think quartz is serious, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/14 "2008-05-09T09:05:01Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] No 🙂 needed, Flander… I read you correctly. I think quartz is serious, tho. [/QUOTE] I was being serious. I don’t know where **Lobsang** works but I’ve worked in places where security and confidentiality are taken very seriously indeed. I read this as permissions on a network, not local. The OP did say it was a roaming profile. Does his boss really want the OP to see everyone’s personal data? What about the person in HR who’s working on everyone’s salaries? What about the ability of one user to change data in another user’s profile? Then there’s the Data Protection Act, which may or may not apply. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/15 "2008-05-09T11:44:37Z")
I love the presumption that EITHER people are going to consider this a “major security breach” OR they don’t take security and confidentiality “very seriously indeed.” What you should want is more information. Where I work, a shared computer has a D&S folder for everyone who has ever logged in. There will be absolutely nothing IN those folders. Also, just because I can see them, doesn’t mean I can open them – but even if I can, there’s nothing in there. No email. No images. No private data. If he’s worried, he can send a polite query to his tech guys. There is a good chance they know all about this and it’s a non-issue. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/16 "2008-05-09T19:11:31Z")
I’m not worried at all. When I said ‘worryingly’ I was refering to the general ‘worrying’ aspect of it, not to my own worry. Truthfully I have told one of our tech guys before. His response was rougly “Meh, It’s probably cos you’re a local admin” ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roaming-profile-stop-putting-back-all-the-microshit-links/448441/17 "2008-05-09T19:42:17Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] “Meh, It’s probably cos you’re a **local admin** ” [/QUOTE] Heh, suddenly I am certain that they aren’t too concernerned. (bolding mine)