This is a collection of bugs, errors and problems I encountered working with Offline Files, along with possible solutions or at least workarounds. For more information about Offline Files see also my other articles about this topic. (more…)
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Performance Impact of Windows Offline Files
A little known fact about the Windows Offline Files functionality is it slows down network operations considerably. Here is how and why. (more…)
Benchmarking Windows 7 Offline Files Transparent Caching
Windows 7 comes with several features that promise to greatly improve file access over a WAN. One of them is version 2 of the SMB protocol, another transparent caching. This article describes how I measured their effectiveness. (more…)
Windows Offline Files Survival Guide
Windows Offline Files have a bad reputation. Many an administrator can tell a story where Offline Files caused issues that sometimes even required a reinstallation of the affected PC. But Microsoft has gradually improved the functionality and ironed out many of the bugs. Today – in Windows 7 SP1 with all post-SP1 fixes – Offline […]
