>> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:51:59 -0500, Elana Samuels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Unfortunately these users are also our customers. Not so easy to do that. The core problem here is that Windows is making a solemn assertion that the file on disk is inconsistent: that's the only reason to put that sort of a read lock on a file. Why it should keep e.g. a PST in an inconsistent state for hours on end is beyond me, but that's what it's doing. Under those circumstances, however, you -CANNOT- get a good backup off the disk. Period, end of subject. You can get a pile of bytes, but Windows is telling you in letters of fire nine miles high "THIS IS NOT A CONSISTENT FILE IMAGE". You may get inconsistencies which are not immediately evident, but Windows is swearing up and down that the file is bad. So tell your customers that you can only back up consistent files. Think of it this way: Would you expect a filesystem backup of a MSSQL data store to be usable? What about an Exchange store? This is a liability of the strategy M$ has decided to use for their applications. - Allen S. Rout
