1. Disconnect the computer from the internet (turn off the wifi or disconnect the Ethernet cable).
2. Open Sage 50.
   
   
3. Open the last company you worked on or Select an existing company.
4. Open a file that is shared on RDA.
5. You’ll get a message that Sage 50 is unable to connect for Remote Data Access, There’s no internet connection.
   
6. Click More options.
   
7. Click Open in read-only.
8. The file can’t be modified in Read-only mode and you can only lookup data.
9. If you need to print a new invoice, receipt or cheque in a rush, see I need to post and print a transaction immediately, but Sage 50 only lets me in read-only mode.
10. If you need to have your data re-shared to replace the original cloud copy, contact Customer Support.