Want to move Offline Files Folder (Windows\CSC)

I tried searching for "offline" in the forum and scanned through the 250 odd titles that came up but could not find reference to relocating the offline files folder. I frequently take an image of the system drive as a backup but, with an ever increasing offline folder (windows\csc), this is getting unworkable so I want to move the folder to my data drive (D:\).

I've tried using a symbolic link to a folder on the C drive (as I've successfully done with the OneDrive folder) but win10 seems to object and stops working.

Surprisingly, with google there's loads of references to doing this with previous versions of windows but I can't find anything Win10 specific. Does anybody know of a reliable way of relocating the csc folder?

Yes, there is not a method to do yet. I tried all steps of W7, WIN VISTA!!.

LucianH said:

I tried searching for "offline" in the forum and scanned through the 250 odd titles that came up but could not find reference to relocating the offline files folder. I frequently take an image of the system drive as a backup but, with an ever increasing offline folder (windows\csc), this is getting unworkable so I want to move the folder to my data drive (D:\).

I've tried using a symbolic link to a folder on the C drive (as I've successfully done with the OneDrive folder) but win10 seems to object and stops working.

Surprisingly, with google there's loads of references to doing this with previous versions of windows but I can't find anything Win10 specific. Does anybody know of a reliable way of relocating the csc folder?

....the following works in Windows 10


Create a folder for your offline file cache. Something like D:\Offline.
From an elevated command prompt type the following: Takeown /r /f C:\Windows\CSC.
Open the Sync Center and go to Manage Offline Files.
Click Disable Offline Files and restart the machine.
From an elevated command prompt issue the following commands:


rd /s C:\Windows\CSC
mklink /J C:\Windows\CSC "D:\Offline"




Reopen the Manage Offline Files window and Enable Offline Files.


Restart the machine.

flesheatingbug said:

....the following works in Windows 10


Create a folder for your offline file cache. Something like D:\Offline.
From an elevated command prompt type the following: Takeown /r /f C:\Windows\CSC.
Open the Sync Center and go to Manage Offline Files.
Click Disable Offline Files and restart the machine.
From an elevated command prompt issue the following commands:


rd /s C:\Windows\CSC
mklink /J C:\Windows\CSC "D:\Offline"




Reopen the Manage Offline Files window and Enable Offline Files.


Restart the machine.

Thank you, but one more help, I followed your steps and it works, but now I want to restore the default sync folder and delete the new folder on D, but I couldn't delete the folder, please help :)

You created a Junction from the c:\Windows\CSC files to your offline files. I would look at how you delete that. Try google.

I realise that this thread is old, but "flesheaingbug", you're a hero.

May be a dumb question, but I was able to follow the above instructions with no issues. Is there a way to revert back to original windows\csc directory?

It worked for me but I had to boot in safe mode to remove the original CSC folder.