pst file on a jump drive

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Greetings all,

I keep a pst with essential info on a USB jump drive that I can take with me
and just plug in, wherever I'm working.

A problem I run into is when I want to remove the jump drive. Even after I
close the pst from within Outlook (2000 and/or 2003), Outlook still
maintains a file lock on the file. Why does Outlook do this?

Thanks,

Larry
 
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6. Anti-virus/firewall programs that are set to scan incoming and outgoing
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After furious head scratching, larry asked:

| Greetings all,
|
| I keep a pst with essential info on a USB jump drive that I can take
| with me and just plug in, wherever I'm working.
|
| A problem I run into is when I want to remove the jump drive. Even
| after I close the pst from within Outlook (2000 and/or 2003), Outlook
| still maintains a file lock on the file. Why does Outlook do this?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Larry
 
How long did you wait? It'll hold a lock for several minutes after the pst
is closed.

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larry said:
A problem I run into is when I want to remove the jump drive. Even
after I close the pst from within Outlook (2000 and/or 2003), Outlook
still maintains a file lock on the file. Why does Outlook do this?
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If you close Outlook, the lock will drop immediately.
 
I've waited more than a few minutes and it's still stays locked.

I guess I can try to wait longer, but I really don't want to do that.

I guess I can unplug the Jump drive while the file is still locked, but I
really don't want to do that either.

I guess I can close Outlook, but I really don't want to do that either. (Due
to our network configuration, it's a PAIN to start it back up.)

I guess MS must has its own damned good reasons for programming Outlook
differently than other apps.

I guess I'm SOL :-)

Thanks and Happy Holidays everyone..


Diane Poremsky said:
How long did you wait? It'll hold a lock for several minutes after the pst
is closed.

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Greetings all,

I keep a pst with essential info on a USB jump drive that I can take with
me
and just plug in, wherever I'm working.

A problem I run into is when I want to remove the jump drive. Even after I
close the pst from within Outlook (2000 and/or 2003), Outlook still
maintains a file lock on the file. Why does Outlook do this?

Thanks,

Larry
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
larry said:
I guess I can close Outlook, but I really don't want to do that
either. (Due to our network configuration, it's a PAIN to start it
back up.)
Click to expand...

If you don't allow the lock to close by exiting Outlook, you could trash
your PST on the thumb drive.
 
The lock should expire within 30 min. and removing it may cause outlook to
do a scan on it before opening it - but the pst should be ok otherwise -
same as if you force outlook closed. The only real danger is corruption of
the type experienced by psts on network drives or floppies -caused by a
slower read/write speed. Being that it's USB2, it should be ok - in fact,
two companies sell usb keys specifically for use with outlook/exchange.

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