Incorrect - the Microsoft Personal Folders Backup tool keeps Outlook open
until it is finished, then closes Outlook.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, SgtRich asked:

| On 31 Mar 2006 18:35:36 -0800, wrote:
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|| I am trying to find out some information about outlook backups. I
|| was under the impression that with Outlook 2003 you no longer have
|| to close down outlook to do the backup. But I was just told by a
|| friend that that is not true the .pst files are locked and you still
|| can't back up no matter what software you use unless outlook is
|| closed. Does anyone know of software that will backup outlook even
|| if it is opened or possibly will close outlook before it backs it up?
||
| Outlook cannot be backed up if the .pst file is open (being used).