Ondrive files & folders are available online but not available offline although the setting of Always on device is on.

Ausstudies Chitwan 0 Reputation points
2025-03-06T05:16:47.5433333+00:00

Experiencing an issue with Onedrive where all my folders are visible, but the files inside them are not appearing when I try to access them offline, which is causing disruptions in my work, and I want my whole Documents folder to always be available offline.
What can I do to force OneDrive to download my files?

I already reinstalled, paused/unpaused, and restarted it plenty.

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  1. Jiajing Hua-MFST 15,875 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-06T08:00:56.5833333+00:00

    Hi @Ausstudies Chitwan

    Have you enabled the Files On-Demand feature?

    Please check the icons next to your OneDrive files in Windows File Explorer.

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    If you have enabled it, please go to OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup > Advanced settings > Download all files.

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