Here s how to make the most of it. If you ve got Windows 2000, a notebook, and a network, you ve got all the ingredients to successfully use Offline Files and Folders. Unlike the truly lame Briefcase feature, this elegant synchronisation tool is firmly integrated with Windows Explorer and doesn t require a lot of extra work on your part. Offline Files and Folders work best when your data is well organised, with all your key files stored in shared folders on network drives. To synchronise files between your notebook and the network, right-click on a file or folder icon and click Make Available Offline.
Synchronisation is automatic.
To further configure offline synchronisation, open an Explorer window, choose Tools, Synchronize, and then click the Setup button. To work with offline files, simply open the shortcut to the network folder. If you don t have a live Net connection, Windows works with local cached copies. Later, when you reconnect, Windows 2000 syncs the files. Knowledge Base article Q252509 explains how to work around this issue.