Don't confuse the synchronisation of offline files with the synchronisation of an OST to an Exchange store. He was having problems with the former.
-----Original Message----- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 13:51 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Recommendations on backing up .pst files I dont know how it is. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Orban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:48 PM Subject: RE: Recommendations on backing up .pst files > Synchronize (ost). I always get a message that it won't backup .pst, > .mdb files. So the shutdown won't continue until the user acknowledges > the message (unless there is someway to bypass that). Also freaks out > some of my > users. I try to warn them, but you know how it is. > > John Orban > System Administrator > The Country School > www.countryschool.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:43 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Recommendations on backing up .pst files > Sensitivity: Private > > > Synchronize? Are we talking PST or OST? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Orban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > 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] > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
