I've noticed several programs are advertised specifically for backing up MS
Outlook. One example is a program found at www.outlookbackup.com

Is there any reason why using MS SyncToy offline and Carbonite or Mozy
online to back up Outlook (contacts, emails, settings, dates, tasks, etc)
isn't just as effective?

In other words, what will a program such as the outlook backup program found
at www.outlookbackup.com do for me that conventional backups as described in
the last paragraph won't already do?

It depends on how the programs handle a pst when it is in use and how large
the pst is. If outlook is open it locks the pst and backup/sync programs
can't copy it.

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"Robert Lehrer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:41EFC04E-078C-4051-BBAA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've noticed several programs are advertised specifically for backing up
> MS
> Outlook. One example is a program found at www.outlookbackup.com
>
> Is there any reason why using MS SyncToy offline and Carbonite or Mozy
> online to back up Outlook (contacts, emails, settings, dates, tasks, etc)
> isn't just as effective?
>
> In other words, what will a program such as the outlook backup program
> found
> at www.outlookbackup.com do for me that conventional backups as described
> in
> the last paragraph won't already do?

I'm not sure how the programs handle a pst file when it's in use. What I'm
trying to determine is why are programs like this useful with conventional
backup and sync programs so commonly used. I looked at outlookbackup's
website and couldn't find a clear response to how it handles pst files when
in use. I know that you can set it up to backup Outlook on a schedule, and
that's certainly a convenience over manual backup. But there's got to be
more reason to buy the program than that. What am I missing here?
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> It depends on how the programs handle a pst when it is in use and how large
> the pst is. If outlook is open it locks the pst and backup/sync programs
> can't copy it.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
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>
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>
> "Robert Lehrer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:41EFC04E-078C-4051-BBAA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've noticed several programs are advertised specifically for backing up
> > MS
> > Outlook. One example is a program found at www.outlookbackup.com
> >
> > Is there any reason why using MS SyncToy offline and Carbonite or Mozy
> > online to back up Outlook (contacts, emails, settings, dates, tasks, etc)
> > isn't just as effective?
> >
> > In other words, what will a program such as the outlook backup program
> > found
> > at www.outlookbackup.com do for me that conventional backups as described
> > in
> > the last paragraph won't already do?
>
>

Not really no - if you have another system (like Mozy or SyncToy or
whatever) to copy your PST file and other settings to a location off of
your machine from which you can easily restore them if you have to then
you're fine.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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"Robert Lehrer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:41EFC04E-078C-4051-BBAA-(E-Mail Removed):

> I've noticed several programs are advertised specifically for backing up MS
> Outlook. One example is a program found at www.outlookbackup.com
>
> Is there any reason why using MS SyncToy offline and Carbonite or Mozy
> online to back up Outlook (contacts, emails, settings, dates, tasks, etc)
> isn't just as effective?
>
> In other words, what will a program such as the outlook backup program found
> at www.outlookbackup.com do for me that conventional backups as described in
> the last paragraph won't already do?

Conventional backup applications only backup files and not the settings
associated with a specific application.
So if you only want to backup your Outlook data (pst-file), then you are
fine with an application such as SyncToy or even a batch file making a copy
of the file will do. If you want more, then I'd recommend an application
specific backup tool.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"Robert Lehrer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:12449DF5-B499-4E22-97D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm not sure how the programs handle a pst file when it's in use. What
> I'm
> trying to determine is why are programs like this useful with conventional
> backup and sync programs so commonly used. I looked at outlookbackup's
> website and couldn't find a clear response to how it handles pst files
> when
> in use. I know that you can set it up to backup Outlook on a schedule,
> and
> that's certainly a convenience over manual backup. But there's got to be
> more reason to buy the program than that. What am I missing here?
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It depends on how the programs handle a pst when it is in use and how
>> large
>> the pst is. If outlook is open it locks the pst and backup/sync programs
>> can't copy it.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
>> your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>>
>> "Robert Lehrer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:41EFC04E-078C-4051-BBAA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I've noticed several programs are advertised specifically for backing
>> > up
>> > MS
>> > Outlook. One example is a program found at www.outlookbackup.com
>> >
>> > Is there any reason why using MS SyncToy offline and Carbonite or Mozy
>> > online to back up Outlook (contacts, emails, settings, dates, tasks,
>> > etc)
>> > isn't just as effective?
>> >
>> > In other words, what will a program such as the outlook backup program
>> > found
>> > at www.outlookbackup.com do for me that conventional backups as
>> > described
>> > in
>> > the last paragraph won't already do?
>>
>>