How do you copy open PST files?

[Guest]

Does anyone know how you can copy an open PST file?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can't.

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[Guest]

Milly - thanks for your response. OK, another question -
is it possible to shut Outlook down via a command prompt?
I.e. I'd like to setup a batch file to backup my PST
files, but if I can't copy and open PST file, is it
possible to shut down Outlook via a command prompt rather
than manually shutting the program down?

 

[Karl Burrows]

Why don't you just use the PST backup add-in and have it backup on whatever
schedule you want?

Milly - thanks for your response. OK, another question -
is it possible to shut Outlook down via a command prompt?
I.e. I'd like to setup a batch file to backup my PST
files, but if I can't copy and open PST file, is it
possible to shut down Outlook via a command prompt rather
than manually shutting the program down?

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You can't.

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[Thomas Wetzel]

Hello Karl,

Why don't you just use the PST backup add-in and have it backup on whatever
schedule you want?

This add-in is very buggy and you have more problems with this add-in than
without.

 

[Karl Burrows]

I have used it for years on several version of Outlook and on several
computers with no problems. I just recommended it as an alternative to
allow him to backup at set intervals.

 

[Karl Burrows]

You can't backup an open pst file, but the pst backup add-in will schedule
to back it up when you close Outlook. To set it up, install the add-in,
then open Outlook and go to File, Backup. There you can set a schedule to
run for whatever period of time you want. I typically run it weekly.

I am having the same issue of trying to backup open PST files I came

across the tool, but I woud need to do the schedueling of the backups not
the user. Is there a place to set-up time date of backup?

 

[alock]

A bit late but...
....you can close outlook from the command line with the following VB
script:

On Error Resume Next
GetObject(,"Outlook.Application").Quit

Place the above two lines in a file with the extension .vbs (make sure
your security settings allow a Windows script to be run). Within a
batch file use the 'Call' statement to call the vbs file
asynchronously.

I use this in a batch file on my desktop which does the following:
1) Closes outlook
2) Empties the recycling bin
3) Uses 'RoboCopy' to synchronise my local folders with those on a
server.
4) Shuts the computer down.

I'm still looking for an easy way to close ActiveSync (for my iPaq)
which also keeps a connection to Outlook.