What happens if you disable offline files?

What happens if I 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.

Is offline files needed?

Offline Files makes network files available to a user, even if the network connection to the server is unavailable or slow. When working online, file access performance is at the speed of the network and server. When working offline, files are retrieved from the Offline Files folder at local access speeds.

Can I turn off offline files?

To disable the feature, Select “Disable offline files.” To view any Offline files that you have set up, select “View your offline files.” Offline files would appear under “Mapped Network Drives.” If any are listed, you can selectively delete each one by right-clicking on the folder, and “Delete Offline Copy.”

What is the purpose of offline files?

On Windows 10, Offline Files is a legacy feature that allows you to download and keep network files always available offline. This is a nifty feature that will come in handy when dealing with slow network connection problems to access files. The file server becomes unavailable.