where is the offline files folder on my laptop?

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Hi there - I'm trying to become more disciplined about backing up files on my
laptop computer....I work from a folder that resides on a server that is
backed-up nightly by my company...since I travel, I've identified the folders
I want to keep on my hard drive (at least that is where I think they are!) so
that I can work offline/update them as a I travel - upon returning to the
office, they can be synchronised/kept up to date.

I've identified the folders and 'synchronized them' - I have a shortcut to
the offline files folder but I'm curious as to its location on my
laptop...where is the offline folder folder located on my computer directory?

Many thanks for your help. Dave Morris
(e-mail address removed)
 
Wes - thanks for this - interestingly - the folder appears (labeled offline
files) as a sub-branch of the desktop (?) when I go via this route. However,
if I right click on the my computer icon and hit explore, I do not see the
offline files folder.....very curious.....I'm assuming that this folder is
'hidden' somehow?

Still a bit puzzled....

Dave
 
Dave,

So am I.

I don't have Offline Files enabled, so I can't check this.

I thought maybe C:\WINDOWS\CSC, but I don't think so now.

In short, I don't have a clue. Apparently the location is secret.

Your shortcut must point to...

Open My Computer
Right click Hard drive
Properties
Tools tab
Click Folder Options
On the Offline Files tab, click View

This is way more complicated than I thought. For some reason you can't view
them in Windows Explorer.

Maybe someone who actually knows the answer will post.

Sorry. ;-(
 
Wes - no worries - it's curious as to why an offline files folder should be
so difficult to locate in the compouter director....anyways - thanks for your
detective work.

Cheers,

Dave
 
Dave,

Everybody in this room have motive for killing Mr. Taylor... :-)

Did a little more detecting.

I was partly right. %SystemRoot%\CSC. %SystemRoot% = C:\WINDOWS, if
Windows is on the C drive. There should be subfolders (D1 thru D8) under
CSC. They are in binary form. That's why you can't view them in Windows
Explorer. You need the cache viewer, whatever that is, to view them.

[[The Offline Files (Client Side Cache, or CSC) folder/database comprises
multiple folders and is located in the %SystemRoot%\CSC folder by default.
The CSC folder is hidden by default and should not be modified in any way.]]
[[The cached files are placed into these folders in binary form.
The cache viewer reads the data from the folder structure and displays it in
a readable format.]]

From...
Structure of the Offline Files Cache Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230739

[[The Offline Files cache is a folder structure located in the
%SystemRoot%\CSC folder, which is hidden by default. The CSC folder, and any
files and subfolders it contains, should not be modified directly; doing so
can result in data loss and a complete breakdown of Offline Files
functionality.]]

From...
How to Restart the Offline Files Cache/Database
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230738

How to use offline files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307853
 
Wes - you get the Sherlock Holmes award for this not so elementary question...

Dave

Wesley Vogel said:
Dave,

Everybody in this room have motive for killing Mr. Taylor... :-)

Did a little more detecting.

I was partly right. %SystemRoot%\CSC. %SystemRoot% = C:\WINDOWS, if
Windows is on the C drive. There should be subfolders (D1 thru D8) under
CSC. They are in binary form. That's why you can't view them in Windows
Explorer. You need the cache viewer, whatever that is, to view them.

[[The Offline Files (Client Side Cache, or CSC) folder/database comprises
multiple folders and is located in the %SystemRoot%\CSC folder by default.
The CSC folder is hidden by default and should not be modified in any way.]]
[[The cached files are placed into these folders in binary form.
The cache viewer reads the data from the folder structure and displays it in
a readable format.]]

From...
Structure of the Offline Files Cache Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230739

[[The Offline Files cache is a folder structure located in the
%SystemRoot%\CSC folder, which is hidden by default. The CSC folder, and any
files and subfolders it contains, should not be modified directly; doing so
can result in data loss and a complete breakdown of Offline Files
functionality.]]

From...
How to Restart the Offline Files Cache/Database
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230738

How to use offline files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307853

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Crewe Dave said:
Wes - no worries - it's curious as to why an offline files folder
should be so difficult to locate in the compouter director....anyways
- thanks for your detective work.

Cheers,

Dave
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A lemon entry, my dear Watson. <LOL>

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Crewe Dave said:
Wes - you get the Sherlock Holmes award for this not so elementary
question...

Dave

Wesley Vogel said:
Dave,

Everybody in this room have motive for killing Mr. Taylor... :-)

Did a little more detecting.

I was partly right. %SystemRoot%\CSC. %SystemRoot% = C:\WINDOWS, if
Windows is on the C drive. There should be subfolders (D1 thru D8)
under CSC. They are in binary form. That's why you can't view them
in Windows Explorer. You need the cache viewer, whatever that is,
to view them.

[[The Offline Files (Client Side Cache, or CSC) folder/database
comprises multiple folders and is located in the %SystemRoot%\CSC
folder by default. The CSC folder is hidden by default and should
not be modified in any way.]] [[The cached files are placed into
these folders in binary form.
The cache viewer reads the data from the folder structure and
displays it in a readable format.]]

From...
Structure of the Offline Files Cache Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230739

[[The Offline Files cache is a folder structure located in the
%SystemRoot%\CSC folder, which is hidden by default. The CSC folder,
and any files and subfolders it contains, should not be modified
directly; doing so can result in data loss and a complete breakdown
of Offline Files functionality.]]

From...
How to Restart the Offline Files Cache/Database
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230738

How to use offline files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307853

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Crewe Dave said:
Wes - no worries - it's curious as to why an offline files folder
should be so difficult to locate in the compouter
director....anyways - thanks for your detective work.

Cheers,

Dave

:

Dave,

So am I.

I don't have Offline Files enabled, so I can't check this.

I thought maybe C:\WINDOWS\CSC, but I don't think so now.

In short, I don't have a clue. Apparently the location is secret.

Your shortcut must point to...

Open My Computer
Right click Hard drive
Properties
Tools tab
Click Folder Options
On the Offline Files tab, click View

This is way more complicated than I thought. For some reason you
can't view them in Windows Explorer.

Maybe someone who actually knows the answer will post.

Sorry. ;-(

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Crewe Dave <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Wes - thanks for this - interestingly - the folder appears
(labeled offline files) as a sub-branch of the desktop (?) when I
go via this route. However, if I right click on the my computer
icon and hit explore, I do not see the offline files
folder.....very curious.....I'm assuming that this folder is
'hidden' somehow?

Still a bit puzzled....

Dave

:

Right click the shortcut and click the Find Target button.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Crewe Dave <[email protected]> hunted and
pecked:
Hi there - I'm trying to become more disciplined about backing
up files on my laptop computer....I work from a folder that
resides on a server that is backed-up nightly by my
company...since I travel, I've identified the folders I want to
keep on my hard drive (at least that is where I think they
are!) so that I can work offline/update them as a I travel -
upon returning to the office, they can be synchronised/kept up
to date.

I've identified the folders and 'synchronized them' - I have a
shortcut to the offline files folder but I'm curious as to its
location on my laptop...where is the offline folder folder
located on my computer directory?

Many thanks for your help. Dave Morris
(e-mail address removed)
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