#WINDOWS SYNC FOLDERS WINDOWS 10 OFFLINE#

A computer switches to Offline mode in the following situations: When working offline, files are retrieved from the Offline Files folder at local access speeds.

When working online, file access performance is at the speed of the network and server.

Offline Files makes network files available to a user, even if the network connection to the server is unavailable or slow. The files in the folder are then available to the user from any computer on the network. For example, you can redirect the Documents folder, which is usually stored on a local drive, to a network location. Users interact with files in the redirected folder as if it still existed on the local drive. The new location can be a folder on the local computer or a directory on a file share. These features used to be referred to as Intellimirror.įolder Redirection enables users and administrators to redirect the path of a known folder to a new location, manually or by using Group Policy. Roaming User Profiles is used to redirect a user profile to a network location. Technology descriptionįolder Redirection and Offline Files are used together to redirect the path of local folders, such as the Documents folder, to a network location, while caching the contents locally for increased speed and availability. This topic discusses the Folder Redirection, Offline Files (client-side caching or CSC), and Roaming User Profiles (sometimes known as RUP) technologies, including what's new and where to find more information.

Applies to: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

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