Access your SkyDrive Files Offline in Windows 8.1

Earlier, SkyDrive was available as an app but now with Windows 8.1 update available, the app has become an integral part of Windows. You can now easily view and browse the files you’ve saved to SkyDrive.com. Moreover, you can make those files available offline especially, if you wanted to access to SkyDrive files without internet connection. You just need to enable SkyDrive files available offline option.

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Access SkyDrive Files Offline in Windows 8.1

There are 2 ways to go about,

You can:

  1. Enable offline mode for few files/folders of your choice or
  2. Enable offline access mode for all the files and folders.

We will see both the ways.

Enable offline mode for few files/folders

Open SkyDrive from the start screen. To do so, choose ‘Change PC Settings’ option. Then, under PC Settings section, select ‘SkyDrive’. There, you can find ‘Files’ option. Click it and select ‘See my Files on SkyDrive’.

Then, right-click a folder or file and hit the ‘Make Offline’ option to enable offline access for SkyDrive files. Once the offline access is enabled, your SkyDrive app will download the files on your system.

Enable offline access mode for all the files and folders

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Click ‘SkyDrive’ tile on the Start page. Once there, access the Charms bar by pressing Win+C in combination or moving the mouse cursor to the lower-left corner of your computer screen and select ‘Settings’.

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Next, under ‘Settings’ section choose ‘Options’.

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You will see Access all files offline. Gently, slide the bar to the opposite end to enable this feature.

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This will let you access all your SkyDrive files offline even when you do not have an Internet connection.

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Anand Khanse aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows, since 2006, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com. Please create a System Restore Point before trying out any software & be careful about any third-party offers while installing freeware. Add me on Google+.
  • matt marx

    what if you run out of space on your local drive?

  • Lorne

    It is stupid beyond belief to set up a laptop so you can’t access your files when away from the internet and the solution suggested does not work. The offline setting is only temporary in Windows 8.1 and will regularly get set back to online only when installing Microsoft updates. I have been stuck, unable to use my laptop, 3 times in the past 6 months despite repeatedly setting the computer to have files available offline.

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