This article describes how to use the Always Offline mode of Offline Files to provide faster access to cached files and redirected folders. Offline Files is a feature of Windows that allows users to access files on a network share even when the network connection is unavailable. Offline Files caches files and folders from a network share on the local computer, allowing users to work with them as if they were stored locally. When the network connection is restored, changes made to the files are synchronized with the server copy. //

To enable Always Offline mode, your environment must meet the following prerequisites.

• An Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, with client computers joined to the domain. There are no forest or domain functional-level requirements or schema requirements.
• Permission in AD DS to create and link Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in the domain or organizational unit (OU) where the users are located.
• Client computers running Windows or Windows Server.
• A computer with the Group Policy Management Console installed.