Fusion - Work Offline or Forced Offline
- Overview
- Offline Scenarios
- Choosing to Work Offline
- Forced Offline
- Managing Files Offline
- Get Back Online
Overview
You can work offline in your connector without being connected to your cloud data.
Offline Scenarios
You are offline if:
- You choose to Work Offline: Select Work Offline from the Fusion home screen menu.
- You are Forced Offline: Occasionally there's a critical issue with Desktop Connector, Autodesk may temporarily place Desktop Connector into Forced Offline mode to prevent data loss.
The tray icon displays a yellow dot 
to indicate you are currently in offline mode.
Choosing to Work Offline
- Click the tray icon and select Work Offline from the menu in the home screen.
Before selecting Work Offline, review the home screen and sync any pending changes. Depending on your Windows notification settings, you may see a system notification when entering offline mode.
Forced Offline
Autodesk may temporarily place Desktop Connector into Forced Offline mode to prevent data loss if there's a critical issue with Desktop Connector.
Managing Files Offline
- Designs with local copies on your machine are available while in offline mode.
- Any files opened within the past 15 days are available in offline mode.
- Changed files are stored locally and uploaded as new versions when you get back online.
- If a file change was made in the cloud while you were offline, any changes made to that file locally while in offline mode are not uploaded. The cloud change has priority.
- Deleting a file or folder while offline removes it from your connector right away. The deletion won't sync until you go back online. Once you reconnect, Desktop Connector will ask you to confirm the deletion. If you confirm, the file is deleted from the cloud as well.
- If you only want to free up local disk space, use Free up space while online. This keeps the file in the cloud.
- Moving files or Renaming files is unavailable while in offline mode.
Get Back Online
If you have been Forced Offline, you will receive a desktop alert once Desktop Connector service has been restored. To get back online if:
- Service is restored; or
- You want to exit Work Offline mode
- Click on the tray icon and unselect Work Offline.
The tray icon's yellow dot disappears 
to indicate you are back online.