Cannot make files "offline"

[Guest refurbmike]

I'm setting up a notebook and trying to set-up "offline files." I have

enabled Offline Files in the Folder Options and checked all the boxes.

According to all the manuals, the next step would be to select the desired

directory and choose "Make Available Offline" or something to this extent

from the File Menu. This option is not availbe. I've tried selecting the

entire network share/drive, a folder on the share, and a file on the share.

Nothing.

 

Any ideas?

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

"refurbmike" <refurbmike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I'm setting up a notebook and trying to set-up "offline files." I have

> enabled Offline Files in the Folder Options and checked all the boxes.

> According to all the manuals, the next step would be to select the desired

> directory and choose "Make Available Offline" or something to this extent

> from the File Menu. This option is not availbe. I've tried selecting the

> entire network share/drive, a folder on the share, and a file on the

> share.

> Nothing.

>

> Any ideas?

>

 

 

It's not on the "File" menu - it's on the "Right-Click" menu.....

[Guest refurbmike]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

Checked there too. Nothing.

 

Also, I noticed there was a similar problem when I searched MS for the error

- but the solution was to install SP2. I have already done such.

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

"refurbmike" <refurbmike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Checked there too. Nothing.

>

> Also, I noticed there was a similar problem when I searched MS for the

> error

> - but the solution was to install SP2. I have already done such.

>

 

 

OK are you setting the "Enable Off-line files" on the machine which will be

actually be using the off-line files? Are you then going to My Network

Places, right-clicking on the network folder that contains the files you

want to use off-line?

[Guest refurbmike]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

> OK are you setting the "Enable Off-line files" on the machine which will be

> actually be using the off-line files?

 

Yup.

 

Are you then going to My Network

> Places, right-clicking on the network folder that contains the files you

> want to use off-line?

 

No. We have the share being mapped to the user, currently their "z" drive.

That is what I'm trying to make offline. I've tried doing the whole drive,

then folders and files in the drive. No luck.

[Guest refurbmike]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

So not to really sound stupid, but do I need to select the folder from

Network Neighborhood?

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Cannot make files "offline"

 

"refurbmike" <refurbmike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> So not to really sound stupid, but do I need to select the folder from

> Network Neighborhood?

>

 

 

Try it - I had HUGE problems with my off-line files not working yesterday,

and I think (but I'm not sure) that if I tried to make a named share

off-line then it didn't work, whereas if I went through the Entire Network

and did it, it did.