What is an offline folder?

What does it mean when a folder is offline?

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.

What are 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.

What is an offline folder in Windows 10?

Windows 10 lets you enable Offline Files to makes network files available without a connection. To enable Offline Files, right-click the shared folder or file and select the “Always available offline” option. To manage Offline Files settings: Go to Control Panel > Sync Center > Manage 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.