Force state change for offline status?

Howdy-

Is there a way to force-sync a laptop to update its filesystem 'offline status'? Ex: a
laptop that has a sync relationship setup with a network share
1. undocks
2. does some work/modifications
3. re-docks

However, the offline folders cannot be forced to update themselves... Right-clicking the
Sync Center icon & choosing 'Sync All' does nothing. When you right-click the context
menu for some of these folders, the 'Sync' option is missing altogether.

No conflicts appear present & a very vague Error 'Unable to sync at this time. Please try
again' appears in the Sync Results view.

The only thing that appears to work is rebooting and logging back into the computer while
it is docked... This doesn't seem like a handy feature for mobile users who may want to
dock/undock without a major impact, especially if they want to keep apps/state open.

Is there something I'm missing?

TIA,
BM