My notebook and main PC both have Windows 7 Professional. I have shared a number of folders, and set them to be Always Available Offline. They Sync OK, but when the notebook is offline, so are the files! I've reinstalled Windows 7 on the notebook, same problem. Any ideas?-- Nigel M

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You can't see the files at all, or the shared location when you're offline?

You can't see the files at all, or the shared location when you're offline? I can see the offline files via the Sync Center when connected, but if I try to open an offline folder when offline I get a dialog box saying: "Offline Files The system cannot find the file specified". Strangely, one of the folders seems to work OK, but I can't see any difference to the way this one is configured.-- Nigel M

Hi, I cannot reproduce your issue. I successfully access my shared folder on notebook when it works offline. Please refer to this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Working-with-network-files-when-you-are-offline Follow the guide to reset the files. Regards, Miya This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

UPDATE I think I have fixed it, via a kludge! It seems that if I map each of the folders to a Network Drive, then the files are available offline. This should not be necessary.-- Nigel M

Glad to hear you figure it out:) Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.