What is offline file access?

What is an offline file?

(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 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.

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.

What Is Offline files service?

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.