Get offline access to your network files

This article explains how to enable offline files and utilize Sync Center in Windows 10 Pro Edition. Offline network syncing is not available for Windows 10 Home Edition.

Before Sync Center can sync any network files to your device, you must enable offline files:

Type control panel in the Windows search box and select the Control Panel app.

You must use the legacy Control Panel utility, not the current Windows Settings app, to configure Sync Center.

Type sync center in the search box at the top-right corner of the Control panel window, and then select Sync Center.

Select Manage offline files on the left side.

Select Enable offline files.

You'll need administrative rights to enable this feature.

Restart your computer and repeat steps 1-3 to access the new Offline Files settings.

Sync Center is a feature that was introduced in Windows Vista. Its main purpose is to synchronize your files with a network server so that you always have he most updated copies when you need them.

Once you've restarted your computer and launched Sync Center again, you'll have three new tabs in your Offline Files settings:

Sync Center is not the same as OneDrive. Sync Center is optimized for Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 files. In some situations, Sync Center and OneDrive conflict when open Office files sync at different times with Sync Center and OneDrive.