I can confirm that what 'Marko Velkavrh' says is true. The issue is still not resolved.
When the game directory is specified using the UNC file path (\\DELL\Profile Data\dan\Application Data\.minecraft), the text box used to specify the directory is blank when the properties are re-opened. The game fails to launch.
My 'work-around' was to map a virtual drive. It's done through the application of a user level GPO which affects all users on the domain. I basically sets (Y:) to (\\DELL\Profile Data[USERNAME]\Application Data) From the Minecraft launcher, I must then specify (Y:\.minecraft) as the working directory.
It works and is reliable. Plus it's not a bad idea to have an easy shortcut to the app data directory under your list of drives. Eg. Say you want to reset another programs settings to default on every logon, you could copy a standardized set of .ini files from a server to the Y:\ drive via a simple batch logon script.
I can confirm that what 'Marko Velkavrh' says is true.
The issue is still not resolved.
When the game directory is specified using the UNC file path (\\DELL\Profile Data\dan\Application Data\.minecraft), the text box used to specify the directory is blank when the properties are re-opened.
The game fails to launch.
My 'work-around' was to map a virtual drive.
It's done through the application of a user level GPO which affects all users on the domain.
I basically sets (Y:) to (\\DELL\Profile Data[USERNAME]\Application Data)
From the Minecraft launcher, I must then specify (Y:\.minecraft) as the working directory.
It works and is reliable.
Plus it's not a bad idea to have an easy shortcut to the app data directory under your list of drives.
Eg. Say you want to reset another programs settings to default on every logon, you could copy a standardized set of .ini files from a server to the Y:\ drive via a simple batch logon script.