.pst file

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MIkeceee

Hi, I've compacted my .pst file because I wanted to back it up on a CD but it was too big. So after compacting it I opened up 2 window explorer windows inorder to copy it from my hard drive to my CD. However, I'm getting the following error

"Cannot copy outlook: The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file".

I don't have outlook running when I'm trying to copy

Thanks in advance
Mike
 
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Brian Tillman

MIkeceee said:
Hi, I've compacted my .pst file because I wanted to back it up on a
CD but it was too big. So after compacting it I opened up 2 window
explorer windows inorder to copy it from my hard drive to my CD.
However, I'm getting the following error:

"Cannot copy outlook: The process cannot access the file because
another process has locked a portion of the file".

I don't have outlook running when I'm trying to copy.
Click to expand...

Are you positive? Start Task Manager and look to see of OUTLOOK.EXE shows
up.
 
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Satish Hulyalkar hulyalkar

Hi,

Hmm. Typical MS problem. Restrt your machine. Don't open
outlook and then copy you .pst file.

Satish
-----Original Message-----
Hi, I've compacted my .pst file because I wanted to back
Click to expand...
it up on a CD but it was too big. So after compacting it I
opened up 2 window explorer windows inorder to copy it
from my hard drive to my CD. However, I'm getting the
following error:
"Cannot copy outlook: The process cannot access the file
Click to expand...
because another process has locked a portion of the file".
 
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