Re: Offline files stored?

Here's the problem - the View Files interface I described earlier is the way
to access the files. If you can't access them there, you may have some
limited ability to recover them but it won't be easy. The files in the CSC
folder (client-side cache) are named by the system and controlled by a dat
file or some other mysterious method, so you can't just access them that way
very easily. It'll be difficult or impossible to even figure out the file
types or what app to open them with.

To view the CSC directly, you have to go to Windows Explorer and click
Tools -> Options. On the View tab, clear the check box in "Hide protected
operating system files."

Why can't you just log into the server as admin and move or copy the files
to a location that's accessible to the user? If you can't access the cached
files in View Files, trying to recover them from the workstation is going to
be a grind at best. I'd try accessing them directly on the server,
restoring from backup, or checking shadow copies. Or if the original user
still exists in AD, create a profile for him on a different workstation. He
should be able to access the server files from there.


"raydw00" <raydw00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:83027C2A-240C-41F8-B51C-FD611239A947@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> By the way - what happens to the cache after you change the domain
> settings?
> Is it still there or is it deleted? I hope its not the latter.
>
> Ray
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Be really careful about this - get the files out of the cache before
>> messing
>> with domain settings so you don't lock yourself out of the files.
>>
>> The way you get to these files is to open Windows Explorer. Click
>> Tools ->
>> Folder options. On the Offline Files tab, click View Files. You can
>> drag
>> and drop the files right out of this window.
>>
>> The actual files are in a hidden system folder c:\windows\csc, but access
>> them through the interface in Explorer.
>>
>>
>> "raydw00" <raydw00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:D1ED9322-71EC-4557-A18F-34F3E12B3CA7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Where are the offline folders and files stored on a client computer?
>> > Now
>> > that I have set-up files for synchronization, I need to find the actual
>> > location for these files.
>> >
>> > I removed the client computer from the SBS domain, but now I cannot
>> > rejoin
>> > the SBS network. In the mean time, I have a user who can't log on to
>> > get
>> > at
>> > his files. I am hoping to back-door in as an Admin, but I cannot find
>> > the
>> > folder.
>> >
>> > Assistance is appreciated.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ray
>>
>>
>>


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