Windows 10: Client-Side Caching / Windows Offline Files

Hi, I would like to confirm whether if we delete the "Offline file" in the client-side folder, the original source file will be deleted as well. Also, what happens after we disable the "Offline File" feature? Will changes made to the "offline file" affect the original source file? I read that the file generated on the client is the cache file or "duplicated" file of the original source file, but I'd like to double-check this before I delete the file.

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Reduce offline files cache size

Hi ZigZag, thanks for the reply.

Actually it turns out I have misunderstood the concept of offline files - it actually
does copy the files to the server, and the error simply indicates that it failed to copy the files back from the server into the offline cache. TIL...

My initial question (how to reduce the offline files cache) is now slightly different, since I would actually like to assign as much cache space as possible to one network storage, but keep a smaller limit on the other network storage. I have started a new
thread with that question here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files/managing-offline-files-cache-on-a-per-folder-basis/b4e03410-bc1f-436d-9252-c1ce562d0d11?tm=1466672260879

On another note, why is this not a consumer question? I would simply like to configure the offline files cache size on an end user's computer.

 

Offline files in Windows 10

Hi Dave,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

I will be glad to help you with the issue you have with the computer. I understand the frustration when things don't work the way it should.

Please follow the below steps to move offline file cache in Windows 10:

• Create a folder for your offline file cache. Something like D:\Offline.
• From an elevated command prompt type the following: Takeown /r /f C:\Windows\CSC.
• Open the Sync Center and go to Manage Offline Files.
• Click Disable Offline Files and restart the machine.
• 
  From an elevated command prompt issue the following commands:
  
  
  (or whatever your folder name is, but be sure to use the quotes if you have space(s) in the name).
  
• 
  Reopen the Manage Offline Files window and Enable Offline Files.
  
• Restart the machine.
• All files/folders that are made available offline should now be redirected to whichever folder you specified.

Hope this information is helpful. Please post in case you have any further issues, we will be glad to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Offline files not syncing

Hi Ramsha,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forums.



This could be due to the incorrect caching set for the network folder. You may want to try the steps listed below and check if it works.

• Open Share Properties
  of the network folder and click on Advance sharing.
  
• Choose Caching and select
  No files or programs from the shared folder are available offline.
  
• Save the changes and reboot the machine to see if it works.
  

Hope it helps.

Regards,