You don't have to worry about it with the personal folder backup: http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/pfbackup.aspx
It will synchronize whenever you like it. For some of our mobile users that require it I set it up for when they close down outlook. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Orban Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:43 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Recommendations on backing up .pst files Sensitivity: Private Yes, that will work but since .pst files (and a few others) won't synchronize, the user gets an error message when the synchronization is done. I warn them that will happen, but, you know, it shouldn't. They also have to wait until the synchronization is complete, acknowledge it and then they can continue the shutdown process. Maybe I'm just worried about nothing, but you know how it is. User loses something and as a network administrator, you feel guilty that you could have done more for them, right, right...we feel guilty??? John Orban System Administrator The Country School -----Original Message----- From: Chinnery, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:24 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Recommendations on backing up .pst files Sensitivity: Private Why can't you just go into Autoarchive and "browse" to My Documents? Won't that set the path? (We rarely use it so that's why the ?) Paul Chinnery Network Administrator Mem Med Ctr -----Original Message----- From: John Orban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:39 PM 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
