Continue working if you lose or unplug your network connection
In this articleWhen your corporate network is slow or unavailable or you need to disconnect your mobile PC from the network to take it to a meeting, there are some programs and files that you can continue to work on.
Working with programs
If you are using a program that is installed on your computer, you shouldn't experience any change if you lose your network connection. You can continue working on files in that program and save them as you normally do. If you are using a program that is installed on a server and is running over your corporate network, you should be able to save the file you are working on to a location on your hard disk and then resume working in the program when network access is restored.
Working with files in shared folders
If you are working on a file stored in a shared folder on your corporate network, that file and folder will not be available if you lose your network connection. If you have a file open when you are disconnected, you might be prompted to save a copy of the file to a location on your hard disk. Then you can continue working on the file, and you can update the copy in the shared folder once you can connect to the network again. If you frequently access shared folders, consider setting up your computer to use offline files. That way, you can use shared network files and programs even when you aren't connected to the network. For more information, search for "offline files" in Help and Support.
Ask your network administrator about your company's policy before setting up offline files.
Working with e‑mail
In many e‑mail programs, such as Windows Mail, you can compose new messages, read downloaded messages, and make changes to your e‑mail folders while you are offline. Once you regain network access, the program sends any new messages you wrote (which are stored in your outbox while you are offline), and delivers to your inbox any e‑mail that was sent to you while you were offline. You can set some e‑mail programs to automatically go to an offline state when you lose network connectivity and then go back online once connectivity is restored. Some programs prompt you to work offline when you lose network access, and then you have to manually set the program back to an online state once you are back online.
Ask your network administrator for information about setting up offline access to your e‑mail and about your company's e‑mail policy.
Viewing webpages
If you want to read web content offline, you can do it two ways:
| • | Subscribe to an RSS feed. Many websites offer content as feeds, which can be downloaded and read offline. For more information on feeds, see Using feeds (RSS).
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| • | Save a webpage as a web archive (MHT) or HTML file. For more information, see Save a webpage as a file.
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Many web browsers also keep a record (or "history") of the webpages you visit. Depending on your web browser settings, you can view webpages that you viewed a few days ago or a few minutes ago. Storing a webpage in your history guarantees access to that page when you don't have Internet access.
Ask your network administrator about your company's policy on viewing webpages and saving copies of webpages on your computer.
Hard disk
The primary storage device located inside a computer. Also called a hard drive or hard disk drive, it is where your files and programs are typically stored.
Administrator
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Administrator
A person responsible for planning, configuring, and managing the day-to-day operation of a computer network.
Network
A group of computers or other devices, such as printers and scanners, that communicate either wirelessly or by using a physical connection, such as an Ethernet cable or a phone line.
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