"jaf" wrote in message
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Hi Peter,
It may be simpler to create a personal archive folder that is stored on
the server (or remote machine on your network if you don't use a server)
Its all controlled by your archive settings.

I thought of that, but there are two issues:

1) I haven't field-tested it,but I recall there was a problem backing up an
"in use" PST file even if it was on the server. I can fiddle with the file
settings, but the PST backup becomes corrupted (makes sense if Outlook
writes to the original while it's being copied) making it useless.

2) I've heard there are reliability issues with Outlook PSTs over a network,
that they can become corrupted (even if not backing them up). I've not found
any hard evidence -- or any explanation that makes sense! -- but I'm not
willing to take the risk with a PST that could exceed 500M of data.

Essentially, the backup software has to be able to handle backing up a file
with record/field locking. It's much like backing up an open database. The
backup software has to be able to let the database software know it is
copying that part of the database and not to change it until it's finished.

"Peter D" [email protected] wrote in message
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There's lots out there that will backup, restore, copy, migrate, etc.
All good stuff. But here's the kicker - it has to backup while Outlook is
open. If it can backup over a network as well, that would be sweet. All
I've been able to find that can do the job and is reliable is the Veritas
product at a whopping $800 US. Too rich at that price.

Any suggestions welcomed.