Doesn't look like you used the /b switch. Here is a good article https://superuser.com/questions/976864/what-is-backup-mode-in-robocopy lower down is an option someone created to use shadow copy as a "snapshot" option which may work better.
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 4:29 PM Patrik Dufresne <pat...@ikus-soft.com> wrote: > I tried robocopy, but it's not helping. If Outlook Application is open. The > file cannot be copied. > > [image: image.png] > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:34 PM Alex DiMarco <a...@alexdimarco.ca> wrote: > > > you could probably use robocopy along these lines which will deal with > the > > locked files and then backup the copy. If Outlook is actively changing > the > > file, there is a chance of corruption. > > > > > > /MIR switch to mirror the source folder > > /B switch to open files in backup mode > > robocopy %source% %destination% /MIR /R:1 /W:1 /B > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 12:24 PM Patrik Dufresne <pat...@ikus-soft.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I'm using rdiff-backup on Windows 10 and I want to use it to backup the > >> ".ost" files containing the Outlook mailbox. To my understanding Outlook > >> is > >> locking these files exclusively and that prevents rdiff-backup to copy > the > >> file seamlessly. In fact, when rdiff-backup tries to backup these files > a > >> simple "Permissions Error" is raised. > >> > >> One way I know it's possible to copy the file is using the VSS (Volume > >> Shadow Copy Service) to create a snapshot and then access the file data > in > >> that snapshot. The process is deadious and requires Admin privilege > which > >> is not always available. > >> > >> So what is your experience with these kinds of files ? Do you know other > >> ways to backup locked Outlook files ? > >> > >> I'm looking toward an automated script using VisualBasic script to > export > >> the data maybe ? > >> > >> -- > >> IKUS Software > >> https://www.ikus-soft.com/ > >> 514-971-6442 > >> St-Colomban, QC J5K 1T9 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Contact Information for Alex DiMarco > > > > * For remote assistance to share your desktop: > > Download Splashtop Support > > <https://my.splashtop.com/sos/packages/download/TJAHTLRRTPXP> > > > > * Email: > > To Contact Alex DiMarco: a...@dimarcotech.com > > * Address: > > 51 Galaxy Blvd. > > Etobicoke, ON, Canada. M9W 5P1 > > * Phone: > > 1-877-454-7485 > > > > > -- > IKUS Software > https://www.ikus-soft.com/ > 514-971-6442 > St-Colomban, QC J5K 1T9 >