What happens when two users simultaneously update the same file on different servers?
When DFS Replication detects a conflict, it uses the version of the file that was saved last. It moves the other file into the DfsrPrivate\ConflictandDeleted folder (under the local path of the replicated folder on the computer that resolved the conflict). It remains there until Conflict and Deleted folder cleanup, which occurs when the Conflict and Deleted folder exceeds the configured size or DFS Replication encounters an Out of disk space error. The Conflict and Deleted folder is not replicated, and this method of conflict resolution avoids the problem of morphed directories that was possible in FRS. When a conflict occurs, DFS Replication logs an informational event to the DFS Replication event log. This event does not require user action for the following reasons: • It is not visible to users (it is visible only to server administrators). • DFS Replication treats the Conflict and Deleted folder as a cache. When a quota threshold is reached, it cleans out some of those files. There
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