IMPORT OUTLOOK ACCOUNT SETTINGS

[Guest]

I have a new laptop I will be traveling with. I don't want to "synch" my
..pst file everytime I return home and before I go on the road.

I have a 4 gb memory stick that I am thinking of making the location for my
..pst file and then just plug that into what ever machine I am on.

This would give me the flexibility to even use a hotel computer if need be.

Will this work? Any thoughts.

jwb

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Should work but make sure you do not unplug the USB pen-drive before closing
Outlook. Note that the configuration is unsupported and not recommended by
Microsoft.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I have a new laptop I will be traveling with. I don't want to "synch" my
..pst file everytime I return home and before I go on the road.

I have a 4 gb memory stick that I am thinking of making the location for my
..pst file and then just plug that into what ever machine I am on.

This would give me the flexibility to even use a hotel computer if need be.

Will this work? Any thoughts.

jwb

 

[Gordon]

Should work but make sure you do not unplug the USB pen-drive before
closing
Outlook. Note that the configuration is unsupported and not recommended by
Microsoft.

Presumably MS set up its support policy before the advent of pen drives? I
can see the sense in not supporting a pst file on a network as the network
can go down from reasons not under the control of the users, but a pen
drive?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Basically all non-permanent drives are unsupported as sudden loss of access
to the storage medium could lead to corruption of the pst-file. The
networkstorage has the additional design limitation which makes
responsiveness slower.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Should work but make sure you do not unplug the USB pen-drive before
closing
Outlook. Note that the configuration is unsupported and not recommended by
Microsoft.

Presumably MS set up its support policy before the advent of pen drives? I
can see the sense in not supporting a pst file on a network as the network
can go down from reasons not under the control of the users, but a pen
drive?