What is an offline file?

How do I use offline files?

To start using offline files on your PC1Tap or click to open Offline Files.2On the General tab, tap or click Enable offline files. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. You might need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect. Enabling offline files.How to use offline files - Microsoft

How do I change offline files to online?

In addition, you can click File Explorer -> Home -> New -> Easy Access -> Work Offline button to get the offline file online. If you click it again, it will back to offline. Note: It will never change to work online. You need to monitor the status from the status bar of the File Explorer at the bottom.

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.

Why do I have offline files?

Offline Files is a feature of Sync Center that makes network files available to a user, even if the network connection to the server is unavailable. Users can use offline files (if enabled) to make their network files always available offline to keep a copy of the files stored on the network on your computer.