Are you running Exchange Server, and if so what version? By good mailbox management and backup considerations, you should not have to back up pst files at all. I don't keep my users from creating pst files (though that's a consideration) but I don't back them up. If for some reason you feel you need to, have them save them all up to a network share, then just back up that folder.
David -----Original Message----- From: John Orban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:39 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Recommendations on backing up .pst files Sensitivity: Private What is the generally recommended procedure of backing up .pst files, particularly the archive.pst file? Of course Outlook puts archive.pst on the local drive. If you put it in the "My Documents" folder (mapped to the network), when the user synchs the file on logout they get the WARNING DID NOT SYNCHRONIZE .PST FILE! (or something like that which will freak out all but the stouthearted). They cannot leave their computer until the synchronization finishes. Since the archive is, in effect, saving space in the IS by moving those files to a separate folder, losing the archive could be pretty bad? Is archiving Outlook files not the thing to do? Should that be turned off on all users and just let the IS swell to whatever it gets to? Should I create a logoff script to backup the .pst files to a separate network share? Thanks, John Orban System Administrator The Country School www.countryschool.org _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
