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At home I am running Windows Server 2008 on a file server of mine in a RAID 5 configuration. &nbsp;I have all of the Documents / Pictures / etc. on all of the client machines in my house redirected to the server. &nbsp;I am running Crash Plan on the server that backups up all of the redirected files to another PC that is offsite. &nbsp;<br />
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I just purchased a new PC for myself and I have a question. &nbsp;Is it worth enabling offline files and increasing the limit to store all of my files offline on my new PC? &nbsp;The reason that I am considering this if for additional backup purposes. &nbsp;I figure that if something horrible happens to my server and I lose all the information that I will still have a &quot;backup&quot; of my files that are stored as offline files on my personal PC that could be restored to another PC / server. &nbsp;Is this a valid assumption and would you enable offline files or disable it?
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At home I am running Windows Server 2008 on a file server of mine in a RAID 5 configuration.  I have all of the Documents / Pictures / etc. on all of the client machines in my house redirected to the server.  I am running Crash Plan on the server that backups up all of the redirected files to another PC that is offsite.  

I just purchased a new PC for myself and I have a question.  Is it worth enabling offline files and increasing the limit to store all of my files offline on my new PC?  The reason that I am considering this if for additional backup purposes.  I figure that if something horrible happens to my server and I lose all the information that I will still have a "backup" of my files that are stored as offline files on my personal PC that could be restored to another PC / server.  Is this a valid assumption and would you enable offline files or disable it?

Server 2008, Windows 7, Offline Files and Backup

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.