Understanding File and Folder Types

As we have discussed in our earlier post about the attributes of files and folders. In this post we will discuss about the files to which windows xp provides access.

 Local - Local files are those files and folders which are stored on local computer.

 Shared Files – These files and folders are shared between the users. They can be shared between from one computer to another or from one network to another network.

 Offline - Files and folders from network shares that are available when you are

not connected to the network. Offline files are available only in Windows XP Professional,

not in Windows XP Home Edition. When you enable a shared file or folder for offline use, Microsoft Windows caches a copy of that file or folder on the hard disk of your local computer so that while you are disconnected from the network, you can work with the local copy exactly as if it were the original. When you reconnect to the network, Windows synchronizes your cached files with the remote counterpart, so that the file or folder is current on both your local computer and the remote network share.

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