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Offline Folders - How to undo?

Forgive me if the answer to this is in another question; I could not locate...

I have a laptop running WindowsXP that is used at both my office and at home. I enabled Offline Files while at work and have a couple of network folders (accessed via mapped network drive) synced regularly.

At home I enabled file sharing on my desktop and am able to access from the laptop. Here is the issue: After specifying one of the desktop's folders as "Make Available Offline" and rebooting, I can no longer see any of the desktop's other folders (the ones not specified as "Make Available Offline"). If I reconfigure the laptop to not use Offline Files and reboot, then I am able to access the desktop and all of its folders; however, I can not find a way to "uncheck" the "Make Available Offline" setting for the desktop folder.

Any advice?

pml_ravi

Try this command to uncheck (turn off) offline files for the share.

net share name_of_shared_folder /cache:none

mohd_haq

Hi,
You can disable offline files by simply going to folder options( Control panel-> folder options) then click on the offline fles tab and then uncheck enable offlne files to disable offline files.

johnb6767

I wouldnt disable them yet. Might be that you are simply canceling the Synchronization Window?

Start>run>mobsync /logon

Do the Desktop's files appear?

Are you set to Synch at logon and logoff?

rsorrent

ASKER

pml ravi: I either get "shared resource does not exist" or I get the syntax of the command; I am sure I am making a fundamental mistake in specifying the share name. Attached is a screenshot of the properties for the shortcut to the shared network resource

mohd haq: I prefer not to disable sharing

johnb6767: No luck there

johnb6767

How are you accessing the Desktop PC? Mapped Drive, UNC, Shortcut?

Try creating a shortcut to the share using the IP....

\\IP\Share

rsorrent

ASKER

jonhb: I am accessing via a shortcut to the UNC path. I cannot use the IP as my router dynamically assigns the IP and it is not always the same

johnb6767

I would be curious to see if you could at least try it for testing purposes....

If it works, then it is a synchronization error itself, where it sees the desktop as "Offline", and wont connect even though it is connected to the network....

Do you have the little synchronization icon in the system tray? If so, what does it show when you access it?

rsorrent

ASKER

johnb: Accessing via IP worked. Here is what I also noticed:

1. Upon booting, when the sync dialog opens to report progress it shows two other shares (from my office) that I have also set to "Work Offline" but not the home desktop. Those two office shares are unavailable so the sync does nothing; however, it is interesting that this home dekstop does not show.

2. The "sync" icon in the tray is not there

3. When I am at work, the "sync" icon is in the tray and it shows that the home dekstop has failed to sync.

johnb6767

start>run>cmd

reg query "reg add "hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares" /s

Post the results please...

johnb6767

Sorry...

reg query "hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares" /s

rsorrent

ASKER

I've replaced the portions of the entries that specify my office shares with variables in curly braces for security reasons.

! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares\//{office server 3}/QALeads
ID REG_BINARY A4A517BF253BFB42A5DF741EAE3E7600
LastSyncTime REG_BINARY BA277EC21FC5C901

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares\//{office server 1}/{share 1}
ID REG_BINARY 5C460BF9AF3F3848932B7C4263621FB1
LastSyncTime REG_BINARY 241B8AC21FC5C901

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares\//{office server 2}/SLTeam
ID REG_BINARY BB5351E622CADB44A1EAF3C7F097164F
LastSyncTime REG_BINARY 58E248ABB67FC901

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\Shares\//Ra
lph-56k4olzue/my documents
ID REG_BINARY E13E1A588C7A1D4FAF734F5E4E1ECEAB
LastSyncTime REG_BINARY 6C4B004F2AB3C901

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skibosupport

johnb6767 -> you are a shining star!!

Thanks V much for this excellent post.

Regards

James