Vista Offline file Overview

Vista Offline File Overview

Windows Vista Offline File allows you to access the same files stored in shared network folder offline as online. The Offline Files engine is really a caching machine, which automatically creates a copy of the network files on your computer. These copies of network files that are stored on your computer are called offline files. Windows will automatically sync your offline files for you and open them whenever the network versions are unavailable.

The Offline File offers the following advantages

Protect yourself from network outages.
Work with files while you are away from the network.
Easily sync with network files. Anytime.
Boost your efficiency when working over a slow connection.

Notes: • If you are working offline and make changes to offline files from a network folder, Windows will automatically sync any changes you made to the files the next time you connect to that network folder.

• If you are working offline while someone else changes files in a shared network folder, Windows will sync those changes with the offline files on your computer the next time you connect to that network folder. If you have also changed the files since you last connected to the network folder, a sync conflict will occur and Windows will ask you which version you want to keep. You can resolve these and other sync conflicts by using Sync Center.

• If Windows encounters a problem when trying to sync offline files between your computer and a network folder (for example, if the network folder you are trying to sync with is unavailable), a sync error will occur.

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