A colleague of mine reported that she updated a file on the file server using a different computer, but when she used her computer to check the file, it was not updated. Prior to that, my boss asked me why her computer was not showing the folder created by another colleague on his computer. These files were all being accessed on the file server. Both problematic machines were using Windows 7 operating systems. At first, I just assumed that the computers needed a restart and I did that. The files appeared but I still did not know what the problem was. This morning, I came to the conclusion that Windows 7 was handling network files in a different way. After reading a few articles, I decided to try disabling the sync offline files option of the Sync Center. I feel that this is the issue because the network is running only at fast Ethernet speeds, which means that it is not enough to handle syncing the large amount of files from the file server. I have already recommended upgrading the switch to gigabit speed. In the meantime, I’ll just wait and see how the new sync setting works.