Off Line File Folder Problem

I have a SBS 2003 install, users with laptops running WinXP. The all have a
folder on the server that is set up for Off Line file use.
Most all files seem to work fine, they go away and make changes and the
changes end up on the server.
However, they produce Power Point Slide shows that have 50 Plus photos. If
the photos are in the Offline Folder and they work disconnected from the
network, the Power Point file never saves. The same file produced on the
network will save.
If we put the Photos on the local disk of the laptop, The same file will
save when disconnected from the network.
Also:
If you make the powerpoint file from the local copy of the photos (while
connected to the network and then disconnect), you can save the powerpoint
file to the offline folder to the original name without a problem. But you
cannot "Save as" this will hang up and never save.

Any suggestions on correcting this behavior? I would like all of their files
avaliabl in Off Line folders.

Chris

Dave
Wed Mar 09 11:53:52 CST 2005

If this is happening with the same files but more than one user, I'm sorry
to say I don't have a clue. However, if it's a specific user, you could try
clearing the client-side cache and re-synchronizing. Obviously you want to
make sure the network versions of all the files are the good ones before
doing that.

The safest way to clear the cache is to go to Windows Explorer, Tools,
Folder Options, Offline Files. Click the Delete button - the resulting
window will show exactly what you're deleting.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:30EFCC37-9805-48A4-85F5-5FAC9F1041C1@microsoft.com...
>I have a SBS 2003 install, users with laptops running WinXP. The all have a
> folder on the server that is set up for Off Line file use.
> Most all files seem to work fine, they go away and make changes and the
> changes end up on the server.
> However, they produce Power Point Slide shows that have 50 Plus photos. If
> the photos are in the Offline Folder and they work disconnected from the
> network, the Power Point file never saves. The same file produced on the
> network will save.
> If we put the Photos on the local disk of the laptop, The same file will
> save when disconnected from the network.
> Also:
> If you make the powerpoint file from the local copy of the photos (while
> connected to the network and then disconnect), you can save the powerpoint
> file to the offline folder to the original name without a problem. But you
> cannot "Save as" this will hang up and never save.
>
> Any suggestions on correcting this behavior? I would like all of their
> files
> avaliabl in Off Line folders.
>
> Chris

Chris
Wed Mar 09 17:53:04 CST 2005

Yes, it happens to all users. I did try clearing the cache, but that did not
help.
Two other things to note.
The files they make are huge, 175 + mb
Also, I did notice through testing that you can use files from the off line
folder or others to create the slide show, and if you save to to a "local"
folder it works fine.

Chris

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> If this is happening with the same files but more than one user, I'm sorry
> to say I don't have a clue. However, if it's a specific user, you could try
> clearing the client-side cache and re-synchronizing. Obviously you want to
> make sure the network versions of all the files are the good ones before
> doing that.
>
> The safest way to clear the cache is to go to Windows Explorer, Tools,
> Folder Options, Offline Files. Click the Delete button - the resulting
> window will show exactly what you're deleting.
>
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:30EFCC37-9805-48A4-85F5-5FAC9F1041C1@microsoft.com...
> >I have a SBS 2003 install, users with laptops running WinXP. The all have a
> > folder on the server that is set up for Off Line file use.
> > Most all files seem to work fine, they go away and make changes and the
> > changes end up on the server.
> > However, they produce Power Point Slide shows that have 50 Plus photos. If
> > the photos are in the Offline Folder and they work disconnected from the
> > network, the Power Point file never saves. The same file produced on the
> > network will save.
> > If we put the Photos on the local disk of the laptop, The same file will
> > save when disconnected from the network.
> > Also:
> > If you make the powerpoint file from the local copy of the photos (while
> > connected to the network and then disconnect), you can save the powerpoint
> > file to the offline folder to the original name without a problem. But you
> > cannot "Save as" this will hang up and never save.
> >
> > Any suggestions on correcting this behavior? I would like all of their
> > files
> > avaliabl in Off Line folders.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
>

Dave
Thu Mar 10 16:07:10 CST 2005

I don't really have an answer to this - I'd assume it's file size related,
but I've never seen any documentation indicating that you can't sync large
files. You could try experimenting with another similar-sized file to see
if that helps, or try reducing the size of the Powerpoint deck, maybe by
lowering the resolution of the photos.

By the way, Microsoft has a cool free powertoy called Image Resizer that you
can download from the XP powertoys site. It just lets you reduce the
resolution of a photo from a right-click menu.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CDB56459-FE76-4DB9-AB20-6108F6FEC242@microsoft.com...
> Yes, it happens to all users. I did try clearing the cache, but that did
> not
> help.
> Two other things to note.
> The files they make are huge, 175 + mb
> Also, I did notice through testing that you can use files from the off
> line
> folder or others to create the slide show, and if you save to to a "local"
> folder it works fine.
>
> Chris
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If this is happening with the same files but more than one user, I'm
>> sorry
>> to say I don't have a clue. However, if it's a specific user, you could
>> try
>> clearing the client-side cache and re-synchronizing. Obviously you want
>> to
>> make sure the network versions of all the files are the good ones before
>> doing that.
>>
>> The safest way to clear the cache is to go to Windows Explorer, Tools,
>> Folder Options, Offline Files. Click the Delete button - the resulting
>> window will show exactly what you're deleting.
>>
>>
>> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:30EFCC37-9805-48A4-85F5-5FAC9F1041C1@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a SBS 2003 install, users with laptops running WinXP. The all
>> >have a
>> > folder on the server that is set up for Off Line file use.
>> > Most all files seem to work fine, they go away and make changes and the
>> > changes end up on the server.
>> > However, they produce Power Point Slide shows that have 50 Plus photos.
>> > If
>> > the photos are in the Offline Folder and they work disconnected from
>> > the
>> > network, the Power Point file never saves. The same file produced on
>> > the
>> > network will save.
>> > If we put the Photos on the local disk of the laptop, The same file
>> > will
>> > save when disconnected from the network.
>> > Also:
>> > If you make the powerpoint file from the local copy of the photos
>> > (while
>> > connected to the network and then disconnect), you can save the
>> > powerpoint
>> > file to the offline folder to the original name without a problem. But
>> > you
>> > cannot "Save as" this will hang up and never save.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions on correcting this behavior? I would like all of their
>> > files
>> > avaliabl in Off Line folders.
>> >
>> > Chris
>>
>>
>>