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From: Mark H on 18 Sep 2009 09:46 I want to back up my entire My Documents folder, which has a folder called Outlook. The Outlook folder has two .pst files- Outlook Backup.pst and Archive.pst. The copying of My Documents works fine until it comes to the ..pst files when it produces the well known pessage "Cannot copy archive. The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file." I have no other processes on. I have to have Windows Explorer open to do the copy command from the hard drive to my memory stick, which has plenty of space on it. How do I get the copy command to copy the archive.pst file? Using Winzip doesn't get around the problem. And I would rather Winzip My Documents. But, of course, can't. I am processing Outlook 2003. --
From: Chris on 18 Sep 2009 09:56 Reboot the machine and try again? If that still doesn't work boot into safe mode and try again. "Mark H" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message news:19818CD0-4D81-4F24-BB02-CE35B318CF5C(a)microsoft.com... >I want to back up my entire My Documents folder, which has a folder called > Outlook. The Outlook folder has two .pst files- Outlook Backup.pst and > Archive.pst. The copying of My Documents works fine until it comes to the > .pst files when it produces the well known pessage > "Cannot copy archive. The process cannot access the file because > another process has locked a portion of the file." > > I have no other processes on. I have to have Windows Explorer open to do > the copy command from the hard drive to my memory stick, which has plenty > of > space on it. > How do I get the copy command to copy the archive.pst file? > Using Winzip doesn't get around the problem. And I would rather Winzip > My > Documents. But, of course, can't. > > I am processing Outlook 2003. > --
From: Kathleen Orland on 18 Sep 2009 10:00 Close Outlook before you back up these files. "Mark H" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message news:19818CD0-4D81-4F24-BB02-CE35B318CF5C(a)microsoft.com... > I want to back up my entire My Documents folder, which has a folder called > Outlook. The Outlook folder has two .pst files- Outlook Backup.pst and > Archive.pst. The copying of My Documents works fine until it comes to the > .pst files when it produces the well known pessage > "Cannot copy archive. The process cannot access the file because > another process has locked a portion of the file." > > I have no other processes on. I have to have Windows Explorer open to do > the copy command from the hard drive to my memory stick, which has plenty of > space on it. > How do I get the copy command to copy the archive.pst file? > Using Winzip doesn't get around the problem. And I would rather Winzip My > Documents. But, of course, can't. > > I am processing Outlook 2003. > --
From: Mark H on 18 Sep 2009 14:00 How do I reboot in safemode. What am I accomplishing in safe mode? The implication is every time I want to back up My Documents including Outlook .pst files I have to be insafe mode. That is not a very good answer. -- Mark H. "Kathleen Orland" wrote: > Close Outlook before you back up these files. > > "Mark H" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message > news:19818CD0-4D81-4F24-BB02-CE35B318CF5C(a)microsoft.com... > > I want to back up my entire My Documents folder, which has a folder called > > Outlook. The Outlook folder has two .pst files- Outlook Backup.pst and > > Archive.pst. The copying of My Documents works fine until it comes to the > > .pst files when it produces the well known pessage > > "Cannot copy archive. The process cannot access the file because > > another process has locked a portion of the file." > > > > I have no other processes on. I have to have Windows Explorer open to do > > the copy command from the hard drive to my memory stick, which has plenty > of > > space on it. > > How do I get the copy command to copy the archive.pst file? > > Using Winzip doesn't get around the problem. And I would rather Winzip > My > > Documents. But, of course, can't. > > > > I am processing Outlook 2003. > > -- > > >
From: DL on 18 Sep 2009 15:22
You cannot backup files that are in use, which applies to outlook data files the same as any other data files. Generally if you close Outlook you can backup these files, but having said that you may have third party tools installed that are accessing these files, in which case the backup will fail. Only you can know what you have installed. Rebooting the PC into Safe Mode, usually prevents third party tools loading "Mark H" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message news:BE5CA699-D883-4479-A22C-43BCC6E29D9C(a)microsoft.com... > How do I reboot in safemode. > What am I accomplishing in safe mode? The implication is every time I want > to back up My Documents including Outlook .pst files I have to be insafe > mode. That is not a very good answer. > -- > Mark H. > > > "Kathleen Orland" wrote: > >> Close Outlook before you back up these files. >> >> "Mark H" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message >> news:19818CD0-4D81-4F24-BB02-CE35B318CF5C(a)microsoft.com... >> > I want to back up my entire My Documents folder, which has a folder >> > called >> > Outlook. The Outlook folder has two .pst files- Outlook Backup.pst and >> > Archive.pst. The copying of My Documents works fine until it comes to >> > the >> > .pst files when it produces the well known pessage >> > "Cannot copy archive. The process cannot access the file because >> > another process has locked a portion of the file." >> > >> > I have no other processes on. I have to have Windows Explorer open to >> > do >> > the copy command from the hard drive to my memory stick, which has >> > plenty >> of >> > space on it. >> > How do I get the copy command to copy the archive.pst file? >> > Using Winzip doesn't get around the problem. And I would rather >> > Winzip >> My >> > Documents. But, of course, can't. >> > >> > I am processing Outlook 2003. >> > -- >> >> >> |