The server supports offline files
access. This allows network clients to cache files that are commonly used from
a network or file share. To use offline files, the client computer must be
running Windows 2000 (or later). There are three different share caching modes
(supporting all three modes of caching):
- No Caching: No caching of files or folders occurs.
- Manual: Allows user specification of individual files required for offline access. This operation guarantees a user can obtain access to the specified files whether online or offline.
- Automatic: Applies to the entire share. When a user accesses any file in this share, that file becomes available to that user for offline access. This operation does not guarantee a user can obtain access to the specified files, because only files that have been used at least once are cached. The Automatic mode can be defined for documents or programs.