PST files have no place in a business environment for oh so many reasons.
You've managed to stumble across one.

PST files are generally unmanaged storage on user clients. You'd be far
better off keeping the mail on your exchange server, where it is managed;
you have some assurance that the data has been backud up and can be
recovered. Use Outlook clients in cached mode. A synchronized copy will be
kept in the OST file on each client. If you kept the mail on exchange and
used cached Outlook clients the problem you are now trying to solve would
not exist.




"Adam Smith" wrote in message
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We use desktops in the office and laptops travelling or in field offices.

All our systems are Dell with Vista Basic and Outlook 2007.
What do you suggest how best to use Outlook between desktop & laptop
systems?

At this time, we ask our people to use desktop systems in their offices.
Before they travel or go to field offices, they should export their
Outlook
"personal folder" to a backup.pst file. Copy this backup.pst file to a
flash
stick, and import this backup.pst file into their laptop Outlook. After
they
return from field, they should reverse the process from laptop to desktop.

They should never use their laptop Outlook while in their office.
They should never use their desktop Outlook while in the field.

Do you think this is good standard office practice? Any suggestions?