Offline files - check client mode

Hi, how can I check Offline Files mode on client computer.
I would like to know if the Offline Files are in Online, Slow Link, Auto Offline or Manually Offline mode.
Is it possible to check it with Powershell or something ?
Can I maybe write a script which will ask all my clients in the domain for Offline Files mode ?
Thank you very much.

Hi,
I cannot find a PowerShell command that can achieve this. We can run the “gpresult /h report.html” in the command prompt to check if “Configure slow-link mode” policy is applied on clients.
Gpresult
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733160.aspx
Best Regards,
Mandy
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Hi,
Did this issue occur before ? Did the machines in the domain share the same issue with you?
1.If the issue occured occasionally, I recommend you to manually re-initialize the offline files database/client-side cache following this link:
How to re-initialize the offline files cache and database in Windows XP (Win7 takes with the same path)
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738?wa=wsignin1.0
2.This issue may be caused by the group policy,please check the following policies according to the path.If you have no permission to change the policies ,please contact with your administrator.
Here is the policies path:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files
Limit disk space used by off line files
Default cache size
Prohibit user configuration of Offline files
Here is the link for reference:
Fixing OffLine File Cache Problems Using Group Policy
http://www.falconitservices.com/support/KB/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=158 (link from official website would be better)
NOTE: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites.
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Long Road Sixth Form College
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Hi,
Generally speaking, this problem is most probably occurs at File Server Client.
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Also check shared file user list, make sure these problematic user account have full permission.
On the other hand, could you able to access to the shared file directly in Windows Explorer?
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Yes, the user can access the shared folder in Windows Explorer. The user has the following permissions:
Traverse Folder/Execute File
List Folder/Read Data
Read Attributes
Read Extended Attributes
Create Files/Write Data
Create Folders/Append Data
Write Attributes
Write Extended Attributes
Delete
Read Permissions
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on other hand, i have collected some more data regarding
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We save files to "My Documents" so that we can use Windows Sync to enable offline files (portability and server backup). Adobe products don't like pointing to network locations for output (published files and such). If I publish to a sync'd folder, it looks like a network file and Adobe products seem to hesitate or complain about this. I can point published files to the hard drive (C: for instance) but I lose the functionality of offline files (sync, backup). I have "aliased" a drive (for instance the L: drive) which Captivate thinks is a local drive (and not a network drive) and that works pretty well. The "aliased" drive points to the sync'd drive (read: networked drive).
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Offline Files (Background) Sync makes File Explorer and other programs responding slow

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(Sorry for my bad English)

Hello,
May I know if there is any update there?
Please let me know if I can help you more, thanks.
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Steven Song
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Hello Steven,
First, sorry for the late response, I have tested a few things for you:
Offline mode with background sync over a VPN connection: During scheduled sync File Explorer hangs. When bypass the cache by using a UNC path (State: Online) there is also a delay, but this is caused by bandwidth.
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still
must initialize
the cache…or something…
I m I made some
print screens, but I can not upload them because my account is not verified.......
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Here are more information about CSCCMD:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884739
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Martin

You may try to reset the local offline file cache
on the problematic client computers to check how it works. A corrupted offline file cache may prevent you from accessing the cached files and folders when offline
How to re-initialize the offline files cache and database
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230738

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