Sync Your iManage Personal Workspace with OneDrive for Offline & Mobile Access​​​​​

Sync iManage Personal Workspace with OneDrive for Offline Access

iManage's native mobile app does support offline and airplane-mode use, it works off documents you happened to open before you lost connectivity, and getting your edits back into iManage afterward means a manual upload step. Syncing an iManage personal workspace with OneDrive removes that manual step and broadens what's available offline.

Quick answer

iManage's native mobile app supports offline use, but only for documents opened beforehand, and syncing edits back requires a manual upload from an “iManage Offline” pane. imDocShare Sync instead mirrors an attorney's entire iManage personal workspace to OneDrive, giving broader offline coverage through OneDrive's native offline support and mobile access through the OneDrive app, with edits syncing back automatically rather than through a manual upload step.

The Challenge

iManage Work Mobility lets you preview a document, which downloads a local copy you can keep working on with no connection. Here, it covers documents you thought to open beforehand as you can't browse or search the rest of your personal workspace once you're offline, so a forgotten file means no access to it on the flight.

Getting back online doesn't sync anything automatically either. Edited or new files sit in an “iManage Offline” pane until you manually open it and upload each one, choosing whether it's a new document, a new version, or a replacement of the original. If someone else touched the same document on the server while you were offline, you get a conflict prompt and must resolve it yourself that includes replace the server copy, keep your local one, or work through a Resolve Conflicts dialog. It's a workable system, but it asks a busy attorney to remember an extra manual step at exactly the moment they're trying to get back to work.

How imDocShare Sync Solves It

Broader offline coverage
An attorney's personal iManage workspace is continuously mirrored to OneDrive, so offline access isn't limited to whichever individual files were opened beforehand.
No manual upload step
Edits made offline sync back to iManage through the regular sync cycle once connectivity returns, rather than sitting in a separate offline pane waiting to be manually uploaded.
One familiar interface, not two
Attorneys work in the standard OneDrive app, online or off, instead of switching between OneDrive, a separate iManage mobile client, and an offline-upload workflow.
Conflicts handled by the sync engine
If the same document changes in both places before a sync completes, the conflict is detected and surfaced as part of the normal sync process, rather than requiring a separate iManage-specific resolution dialog.
Mobile-friendly by default
Because the content lives in OneDrive, the standard OneDrive mobile app already provides phone and tablet access.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from iManage's own offline/airplane mode?

iManage's native mobile app only keeps offline copies of documents you previewed beforehand, and getting changes back requires manually uploading from an “iManage Offline” pane. imDocShare Sync mirrors the whole personal workspace continuously, so offline coverage is broader and edits sync back without that manual upload step.

Does this sync the whole firm's content or just an individual's personal workspace?

This specific use case syncs an individual attorney's personal iManage workspace, not the firm's shared matter libraries.

Can attorneys edit documents while offline?

Yes, and those edits sync back to iManage through the regular sync cycle once the device reconnects, without a manual upload step.

Do attorneys need a separate mobile app?

No, they can access synced personal workspace content through the standard OneDrive mobile app.

What happens if a document changes in both places while someone's offline?

The conflict is detected and surfaced as part of the sync process, the same way it would be for any other synced content, rather than requiring a separate iManage-specific conflict dialog.

Is this secure for sensitive matter content?

Standard OneDrive security and the attorney's own existing access rights apply, since this syncs only their personal workspace.

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Key Takeaways

  • iManage's native offline mode only caches documents opened before going offline and requires a manual upload step to sync changes back.
  • imDocShare Sync continuously mirrors the whole personal workspace to OneDrive for broader offline coverage.
  • Offline edits sync back automatically through the regular sync cycle, with no separate offline pane or manual upload.
  • Attorneys work in one familiar interface like OneDrive, instead of switching between OneDrive and a separate iManage mobile workflow.
  • Sync conflicts are detected and surfaced as part of the normal sync process rather than a separate iManage-specific dialog.