Title: Explain the difference between roaming and local profiles.
Course: Computer Network Software Operations, Advanced (10109-II) > Section: Configuring Network Servers

Explanation should include the profile location that differentiates between

- local user profile that is stored locally on the hard disk of the computer or virtual machine and is created during the first time a user logs on to a computer and
- roaming user profile which is a copy of the local profile that is copied to another, usually central location and is downloaded to any computer that a user logs onto on a network.