(Sorry for the late reply, was away...)
Patrick Schmid [MVP] wrote:
Gotcha. I haven't tried this, but what happens if you let Outlook create
it locally on one computer and then log in with that user on a different
computer? Does it recreate the data file without complaining?
Yes. But there's data loss (or data that'll be inaccessible from that
computer).
In the case of IMAP the loss is only the indices and cache for Windows
Desktop Search. In the case of other accounts, the loss can be actual
messages.
I is not clear to me why such important data is stored in the Local
Settings directory.
Because it would otherwise get copied when you log off and on. With the
huge size of PSTs, as you said, that's a bad idea.
But the way it is, being stored in the Local Settings folder, misses the
point of Roaming Profiles... The idea behind Roaming Profiles is that a
user's data and settings persist among different workstations, and the
Local Settings folder inside the user's profile is for settings that are
indeed specific to (user, host) combination, like temporary files,
caches, hardware preferences, etc.
It is a recipe for data file corruption and other problems.
Why would it be? If the server is reliable, and file locking works
properly, there should be no corruption...
You forgot the network being reliable.
Yes, that too.
If there is a minor glitch while it is writing to the PST you can get
out scanpst and hope for the best.
Uhmm... That'd be a problem with any other file too. A glitch while
writing my Word document or Access database could also cause corruption.
But assuming any glitch would be caused by a failure and not random
corruption on the server's side, in case the write fails, the
application gets an error message and can retry, revert, or inform the
user. That's what Word and Access, among many other applications, do
when they write files.
Probably not very likely if you have a good fixed LAN, but if you start
talking about WLAN...
Of course. On the other hand, I suppose that it is due to those WLAN
reliability problems that I've never seen a laptop with WLAN that's a
domain member with roaming profiles enabled at all. It would cause much
more trouble than just for Outlook.
Still, I'd be interested in some solutions on how to move the data files
in Outlook 2007, as I could in Outlook 2003 using the instructions by
Microsoft.
Same story as always. Close Outlook. Move the file using Explorer. Then
go into Control Panel, Mail, Data Files and click on that file. It's
going to complain that it can't find the file and bring up a file open
dialog.
Exactly that's where the problem is. Instead of complaining it can't
find the file, it silently recreates a minimal ("empty") file instead.
Select your file at the new location and you should be good to go.
This has always worked for me in the past with Outlook 2000, XP, and
2003, but in 2007 it just doesn't. Have you tried that procedure on
Outlook 2007? Does it work for you?
Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
Thanks for your patience,
-- Tom
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