PST on server

[Deborah Mowry]

I read that a PST file located on the server may be slower due to access
time. However, as this is a backed up location, can we do it anyway for the
reason of backup?

Deborah

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You mean back-up in the way of that file just gets copied there and not read
from by Outlook? If so; it's no problem at all. It is Outlook accessing the
pst-file over a networklink that is not recommended and not supported by
Microsoft.

--
Roady [MVP]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Setting Permissions on a Mailbox
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

 

[Guest]

Actually I ment the drive location gets backed up as the
local drive does not.
I want to store messages in a secure location and I am not
getting a clear answer yet on when to 'Archive' and when
to use a PST folder. They both contain copies and can be
accessed. Which one is better to store messages that I
wished removed from the Inbox. Some will be looked at
regularly (the user just wants them grouped in a
particular fashion out of Outlook) and others will be
maintained for records.

Thank you for whatever you can provide.
Deborah

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Archive and pst-file are the same. AutoArchive just moves messages
automatically based on their modified date and the retention time you've
set.

Connecting to pst-files located on a network share is not recommended and
supported by Microsoft.

A thing you can do is to store the pst-files localy and use the pst-backup
add-in from Microsoft to copy a back-up to a networkshare each day so it
will backed-up to tape each night.

--
Roady [MVP]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Setting Permissions on a Mailbox
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3