Offline synchronization windows xp

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Please remember to be considerate of other members. All submitted content is subject to our Terms Of Use. General discussion. We use folder redirection and offline file synchronization with My Documents folder.

You can access them the same way you usually do. If they are available via the network, you get the "live" copy; if they are not available, you get the offline copy. An icon in the notification area will inform you if you are working offline.

As soon as you connect your laptop to the network again, you need to synchronize your files. When both your local copy and the network copy of a file have changed, Windows will ask what you want to do.

When only one of the copies has changed, it will overwrite the un-changed copy. Another way of accessing your files in your office environment is by using remote control software. Windows XP has its own built-in remote access feature, called remote desktop RDP , but that is often limited when your office network uses a firewall.

It works like a charm and passess through most firewalls, because it uses the standard http internet port to remotely access your pc.

Open My computer from start menu Click on Tools from the menu bar. If enable offline files check buttob is greyed out then refer the article Enable offline files button greyed out. Leave this field empty. All Comments. Collapse -. Darn users! SyncBack is it. Back to Windows Forum. Start or search. Start New Discussion. Create a new discussion If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.