Re: Offline files/folders with invalid characters

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From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:44:43 -0400

I really can't make sense out of your symptoms, but have you tried the reset
procedure outlined in this article?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=230738

"Bill" <b36990@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:151901c48c3e$c44231f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm using the "offline files" feature on my laptop to
> have access to certain network folders while traveling.
> Currently I get the error message described below when
> synchronizing offline files (This is an XP Pro SP1
> installation)
>
> I have replaced actual folder names for simplicity here
> with names such as \\server and \share_name. The invalid
> file name characters "<D" and "<ND>" are however actually
> in the path.
>
> Obviously redirection characters like "<" and ">" are
> going to mess up the operating system in interpreting
> these files. Thus my problem in accomplishing a
> synchronization. And I can't seem to find a why to get
> rid of this. The folders, as far as I can determine, do
> not exist.
>
> Here are 3 error messages that appear each time I
> synchronize.
>
> [1] Offline Files (\\server\share_name 192.168.0.xxx
> (server name)): Error accessing '<D' on
> \\server\share_name\folder. There are no more files.
>
> [2] Offline Files (\\server\share_name 192.168.0.xxx
> (server name)): Error accessing '<ND>' on
> \\server\share_name\folder\<D. Files of this type cannot
> be made available offline.
>
> [3] Offline Files (\\server\share_name 192.168.0.xxx
> (server name)): Error accessing 'Color' on
> \\server\share_name\folder\<D\<ND>. Files of this type
> cannot be made available offline.
>
> (Note: apparently 'Color' is the file WinXP wants to
> synchronize, however, as best as I am able to determain.
> It does not exist on the server.)
>
> This happened once before and I was able to correct the
> problem by removing the setting to make the parent folder
> available offline. However, now that the error has
> reappeared (and it's been many months since the last time
> this happened) neither the parent folder, nor any of its
> sub folders, indicate that they are to be designated as
> offline folders/files. They are actually supposed to be
> folders that are accessible offline, XP's offline
> database is not designating them as such--only these
> corrupt location markers.
>

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