automate outlook.pst backup to network?

[Guest]

Is there a way to have the outlook.pst file copy to a network share for
backup purposes when the PC is logged out and therefore no network drives are
actually mapped at the time? Would that be a batch file set as a scheduled
task or something? If so, what would that magic batch file be?

 

[Philip Herlihy]

Might be worth looking into this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&DisplayLang=en

(pfbackup.exe) .. although I've never used it.

A machine left running with no logged on desktop users can still connect to
the network via UNC paths (eg: \\MyServer\MyShare) and can still run
scripts using the scheduler. You might also look into the backup facility
built into XP and Win2K which can be invoked from scripts.

 

[Mark Dormer]

a batch file like

net use z: \\servername\sharename\pathtofile
copy c:\whereveritis\a.pst z:\

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[Mark Dormer]

or from the other end (server side)
assume you have admin rights on the machines

copy \\machinename\c$\whereveritis\a.pst c:\backupfiles\a.pst

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[Guest]

thankjs for the suggestions! for now, i'm just going to use XP's Backup
utility scheduled for daytime job during lunch. but i'll keep these in mind
if have to do it during the night!

 

[Ken B]

Or you could put the PST file on the server, and point the workstation to
look at it there. Takes out the whole need to copy it to the server daily
if you have it reside there.

Ken

 

[Jetro]

Useless in the case of laptop. And the .pst files intend to become corrupt
as any other file especially when open across a network.

 

[Zapmob]

pst backup

You can use Mobiliti(www.mobiliti.com) products, either network/Unplugged or continuity@work to backup pst files even when the user is logged out. Just install the software on the system where you have the pst file, create a backup project and set the destination of your choice. Set up a schedule to backup this project when you are logged in or logged out. The software takes care of the rest. The products are cheap and easy to use.
Good luck!