Backup up PST

[Bill Boyer]

We are having trouble getting backups of PST files when the user goes home
and leaves Outlook open. One of the suggestions is to use a package with
open file support, such as the one from St. Bernard software, or Veritas or
Tivoli TSM. The big question is....will this produce a good backup that can
be restored and actually used??

Anyone have experience with using this type of support for open/locked PST
files?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Open file agents are not very well thought of by most folks I know, for what
it's worth. Users need to log out at night anyway - this is more of a human
engineering issue.

Are users accessing PST files from a network share? Note that you can set
this up & have it work for a while, but it isn't supported by MS and will
likely eventually lead to data corruption/loss, as well as performance
issues.

 

[Thomas Wetzel]

Hello Bill,

Anyone have experience with using this type of support for open/locked PST
files?

You can use SynchPst for Outlook for an online backup.