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file synchronization

Nov 29, 2003 9:24AM PST

I'm trying to use Offline Files in Windows XP to keep a mirror copy of several folders on my network on my laptop. XP keeps telling me that certain file types cannot be made available offline; how do I change this?

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The error message please.
Nov 29, 2003 11:03AM PST
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307853 notes some problem will occur if you have fast user switching enabled. But without your error messages (quoted ones are nice), then I'm left to try to remember what the message was.

Bob
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Re:The error message please.
Dec 7, 2003 4:07AM PST

Bob,

The system gives me a list of yellow triangles after synchronizing (actually, after making a drive available offline), with the message, "Files of this type cannot be made available offline". This includes things like .PST files, but also data files from other non-Microsoft programs, inexplicably. I thought mabe they had gotten flagged as read-only, but it doesn't seem to matter. Is there a way to change whether certain file types can be made available offline? I'll take a look at the Microsoft support reference, too.

Thanks,
Severn

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Re:The error message please.
Dec 18, 2003 1:41AM PST

Bob,

No luck - here's the message:

"Unable to make 'filename.ext' available offline on \\workgroup\foldername. Files of this type cannot be made available offline."

Microsoft Knowledge Base seems to have a blind spot here - any ideas?

Best,
Severn Clay

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Re:Re:The error message please.
Dec 18, 2003 4:49AM PST
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Re:Re:The error message please.
Dec 18, 2003 6:39AM PST