The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.

When a user has a LARGE PST >12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break apart the PST into
PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?

---

Right now I have this situation and I created new PSTs and am moving data from the >12GB
PST to the new PSTs not to exceed 4.5GB per PST.
It is taking way too bloody long !

There has to be a better way. Microsoft Utility maybe ?

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On 3/17/2010 1:51 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.
>
> When a user has a LARGE PST>12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break apart the PST into
> PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?
>
> ---
>
> Right now I have this situation and I created new PSTs and am moving data from the>12GB
> PST to the new PSTs not to exceed 4.5GB per PST.
> It is taking way too bloody long !
>
> There has to be a better way. Microsoft Utility maybe ?
>
Server-side Exchange backup. Or at least copy the PST to the server and
back that up. Note that accessing PSTs stored on the network is not
supported.

Why deal with workstation-level pain when you don't have to?
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From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
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| On 3/17/2010 1:51 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
>> The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.

>> When a user has a LARGE PST>12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break apart the PST
>> into
>> PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?

>> ---

>> Right now I have this situation and I created new PSTs and am moving data from
>> the>12GB
>> PST to the new PSTs not to exceed 4.5GB per PST.
>> It is taking way too bloody long !

>> There has to be a better way. Microsoft Utility maybe ?

| Server-side Exchange backup. Or at least copy the PST to the server and
| back that up. Note that accessing PSTs stored on the network is not
| supported.

| Why deal with workstation-level pain when you don't have to?


In this case, the person is leaving from our "campus" to another. There is no shared
server beween the two campuses nor any service usable for a file of that size.


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David H. Lipman wrote:

> The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.

Huh? Since when can .pst *files* not be copied to USB-attached hard disks
or flash drives?

> When a user has a LARGE PST >12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break apart the PST into
> PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?

Use AutoArchive; however, there is no setting as to what can the maximum
number of bytes that are moved into the archive .pst file, but then you
could monitor the .pst file's size as you run an archive on each folder.

There are tools to slice up files into multiple files but those files are
not usable separately and you have to join them before you can get back the
usable file. Folks in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup might know of such
file slice/splice utilities.

On 3/17/2010 2:32 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
> <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
> | On 3/17/2010 1:51 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
>>> The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.
>
>>> When a user has a LARGE PST>12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break apart the PST
>>> into
>>> PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?
>
>>> ---
>
>>> Right now I have this situation and I created new PSTs and am moving data from
>>> the>12GB
>>> PST to the new PSTs not to exceed 4.5GB per PST.
>>> It is taking way too bloody long !
>
>>> There has to be a better way. Microsoft Utility maybe ?
>
> | Server-side Exchange backup. Or at least copy the PST to the server and
> | back that up. Note that accessing PSTs stored on the network is not
> | supported.
>
> | Why deal with workstation-level pain when you don't have to?
>
>
> In this case, the person is leaving from our "campus" to another. There is no shared
> server beween the two campuses nor any service usable for a file of that size.
>
>
USB drive?

I am not aware of any automated ways to split a PST.
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From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
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| USB drive?

Nope. Ban on all "USB Mass Storage Devices" by "company directive" and Group Policy.

Can't buy her a FireWire hard disk for this purpose either.

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Move folders to a new pst - make a new pst when each one gets close to the
size of the DVD. Or... use file splitter software - however, they will need
it to put them back together.

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The ONLY backup device are user's are afforded is a DVD/RW drive.
>
> When a user has a LARGE PST >12GB, what is the 'Best Practice' to break
> apart the PST into
> PST files that will fit on a DVD (~4.5GB) ?
>
> ---
>
> Right now I have this situation and I created new PSTs and am moving data
> from the >12GB
> PST to the new PSTs not to exceed 4.5GB per PST.
> It is taking way too bloody long !
>
> There has to be a better way. Microsoft Utility maybe ?
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

On 3/17/2010 2:45 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
> <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
>
>
> | USB drive?
>
> Nope. Ban on all "USB Mass Storage Devices" by "company directive" and Group Policy.
>
> Can't buy her a FireWire hard disk for this purpose either.
>
Cute.

I am smarter though...

Connect a laptop not hooked up to the domain (will ignore domain group
policies)
Setup a user on that laptop and setup file sharing
Connect a USB drive to that laptop and share it
Access the laptop as \\ip.address\sharename and authenticate to it with
a local account
Copy the PST to this network share

Let the other campus administrator deal with the headache of putting her
files onto her new machine.

Would take about 2 minutes to set this up if you have a laptop handy.
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Twitter: @wiseleo
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From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
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| On 3/17/2010 2:45 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
>> From: "Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)>



>> | USB drive?

>> Nope. Ban on all "USB Mass Storage Devices" by "company directive" and Group Policy.

>> Can't buy her a FireWire hard disk for this purpose either.

| Cute.

| I am smarter though...

| Connect a laptop not hooked up to the domain (will ignore domain group
| policies)
| Setup a user on that laptop and setup file sharing
| Connect a USB drive to that laptop and share it
| Access the laptop as \\ip.address\sharename and authenticate to it with
| a local account
| Copy the PST to this network share

| Let the other campus administrator deal with the headache of putting her
| files onto her new machine.

| Would take about 2 minutes to set this up if you have a laptop handy.


And have the RNOSC up my a$$ !


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From: "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| Move folders to a new pst - make a new pst when each one gets close to the
| size of the DVD. Or... use file splitter software - however, they will need
| it to put them back together.

Thanx Diane, that's pretty much what i am doing now and its taking hours.

Can't use 3rd party "file splitter software" unless I get waver or gor throu an approval
process or it is a Microsoft branded utility for said pupose.


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