Whatever the reason it might be, on Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise (excluding the Home edition), “Offline Files” provides a convenient and fast way to access files no matter the network condition. Then the next time you connect to the network, the files will synchronize automatically. In this guide, you will learn the steps to make network files always available offline on Windows 10. In addition, we will outline the steps to use Sync Center to manage the feature settings, resolve conflicts, and delete temporary files.
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Enable Always available offline feature on Windows 10
To enable the “Always available offline” option for network files, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the sync process will begin, and it may take some time to complete depending on the amount of data.
If you want to make the files always online again, use the same steps outlined above and clear the “Always available offline” option.
Enable Offline Files on Windows 10
Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise ships with Offline Files enabled by default, but if it is disabled, you can turn on the feature using Control Panel. You can enable Offline Files on Windows 10 through Control Panel. Here’s how: After you complete the steps, you can use the previous steps to make files in a shared folder accessible without a network connection.
Disable Offline Files on Windows 10
To disable the Offline Files feature, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the feature to sync network files to your computer will be disabled.
Manage Offline File settings on Windows 10
Although the default settings will be enough for most users, Windows 10 Offline Files includes many settings you can customize. For example, you can control the amount of local space to store network files. You can enable encryption to add an extra layer of security. You can optimize the Offline Files for slow network connections, and you can view and manage conflicts and results.
Check Offline Files disk usage
To determine the storage usage of Offline Files, use these steps: After you complete the steps, you will understand how the local storage is being utilized to store offline files.
Enable Offline Files encryption
To enable encryption for offline network files, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the cached network files will remain encrypted,
Optimize sync for slow connection
To determine how often to check for slow network connections, use these steps: After you complete the steps, when you are working offline (File Explorer > Home > Easy access > Work Offline) because of a slow network connection, Windows 10 will check the connection speed using the time you specified. If the network is sluggish, you will continue to work offline, but it will switch the connection to online if it’s good again.
View sync conflicts
To view sync conflicts, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you will be able to see and resolve any syncing conflicts.
View sync results
To view sync results, use these steps: After you complete the steps, you will understand the syncing process on your computer.
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