Does turning off offline files delete them?

What happens when you disable offline files?

Description of problem: When disabling offline files on an end-users machine, once rebooted the machine can see the locally saved profile (C:\Users\%username%\OneDrive), and all the files on OneDrive in there. The OneDrive service starts and appears to be working fine, no errors.

Can I delete offline files?

Locate the folder where you want to delete the cached offline copy. Right-click on the folder and select Delete Offline Copy. A sync popup window will appear. It is important to notice that only a local copy and not the network copy of those files are deleted.

What Is Offline files?

(1) A file in a storage device that is not attached to a computer. In the past, an offline file may have referred to files on magnetic tapes or removable disk drives. See removable disk, data library, offline and offline browser. (2) A copy of a network file that is stored locally.

How do I restore offline files?

YES, there IS a way for you to recover the offline files. My computer > Tools > Folder Options > Offline files Tab > View files…from there up to you to get them, make sure they have the last updates your user made to their files then go back to the Offline files tab and do re-initialize the offline cache.