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title: Working with SharePoint Files Offline with OneDrive for Business
description: "Users can download content from the SharePoint server/site and synchronize the content with a local machine (desktop or laptop they are using). 1. *Select* the Matter from the DMSforLegal tree. 2. *Right click* on the Matter and select **Make available…"
url: "https://epona.com/knowledge-base/working-with-sharepoint-files-offline-with-onedrive-for-business/"
updated: "2025-09-10"
category: OneDrive EN
tags:
  - English
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# Working with SharePoint Files Offline with OneDrive for Business

Users can download content from the SharePoint server/site and synchronize the content with a local machine (desktop or laptop they are using).

1. *Select* the Matter from the DMSforLegal tree.
2. *Right click* on the Matter and select **Make available offline with OneDrive for Business**.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image117-1.png)

*Note: Changes made to the content added to OneDrive for Business automatically synchronize with the SharePoint server.

To start the OneDrive synchronization from the Intranet, users proceed with the following steps:

1. Open the matter that needs to be available for Offline usage.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image118-1.png)

1. Click **Sync**and allow your *Browser*to open OneDrive.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image119-1.png)

1. The OneDrive client on the user’s PC will now create a new folder for the synchronized matter and all folders and files within the matter will be available for offline usage.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image120-1.png)

To cancel the offline synchronization with OneDrive, users have to proceed with the following steps:

1. Right click on the folder you want to cancel the synchronization for and click on **Settings**.![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image121-1.png)
2. Choose **Stop Sync**for the matter the synchronization needs to be cancelled for.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image122-1.png)

1. The offline synchronization with OneDrive is now cancelled.