How to disable offline Windows 7 files

To disable offline files, follow these steps:

As shown in the figure, click the "offline files" icon, click "manage offline files" in the pop-up windows Synchronization Center window, and click "Disable offline files" in the pop-up offline files window ". Click "OK", and the system prompts "restart the computer to take effect". restart the computer.

 

 

 

Windows introduction to offline files:

Learn about offline files

If you have to access important files stored in shared folders on the network, but your laptop is disconnected from the network, you can understand the needs of offline files. With offline files, you can access copies of network files even if your computer is not connected to the network.

It is very easy to use offline files. You only need to select the files (or folders) on the network that you want to be available offline. Windows automatically creates a copy of each file on the computer. These replicas are called "offline files ". You can use these files even if you are not connected to the network. During the next connection, Windows automatically synchronizes the offline files with the original files in the network folder.

For more information about how to use offline files, see use network files offline.

You can access network files when you connect to the network where files are stored.
When the network is not connected, you can access the local copy of the network file.

Reasons for using offline files
For those who use files stored in shared network folders, using offline files has multiple advantages. By using offline files, you can:

It is not affected by network interruptions. It does not matter whether the network is closed or the accessed network folder is unavailable when an offline file is used. If any of the above conditions occurs, Windows will automatically open the offline copy of the files stored on the computer, instead of accessing the files in the network folder, and you can continue to work without interruption.

Use a file when you leave the network. When you disconnect from a network, you cannot open any files stored on the network. With offline files, you can still have copies of all network files that are set to offline available after the network is disconnected. This is especially useful when traveling with a portable computer.

It is easy to synchronize with network files. Any time you want to synchronize the file with the latest version in the network folder, you only need to click a button to perform this operation.

Increase efficiency when working on slow connections. When accessing a network with a slow connection speed, the efficiency of using files in the shared network folder is very low and very slow. To speed up, you can easily switch to an offline copy of a network file at any time.

Keep offline file sync
When you select a network file or folder that is available offline, Windows automatically creates a copy of the file or folder on the computer. When you re-connect to the network folder, Windows will synchronize these files with the corresponding files in the network folder. You can also manually synchronize these files at any time.

This is what you need to know to keep offline file synchronization. However, for curious people, there are other details:

If you work offline and change the offline files in the network folder, Windows automatically synchronizes any changes made to the files the next time you connect to the network folder.

If you change files in the shared network folder when working offline, Windows will synchronize these changes with offline files on your computer the next time you connect to the network folder. If you change these files after you connect to the network folder last time, a synchronization conflict occurs. Windows will ask which version you want to retain.

Depending on the disk size, you may need to manage the space used by offline files. For more information, see manage disk space for offline files.