Reset the Windows Offline Files (Sync Center) database and cache

Added: 2/8/2022 7:00 PM

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Method 1: Delete the contents of this folder: %windir%\CSC Then, re-run the sync. Method 2: Create a DWORD entry named "FormatDatabase" with value "1" in this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Csc\Parameters When you reboot the computer, that value should automatically get deleted by Windows. OTHER, WRONG INSTRUCTIONS: The Microsoft website says to put the "FormatDatabase" value here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache But, when I did that and rebooted, the value remained there. It was not automatically deleted by Windows during the reboot. So I believe this is the wrong location. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/re-initialize-offline-files-cache-database