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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Installation and Configuration / January 2006Backing up e-mail files on a cd
I am trying to back up my e-mail files on a cd. I have Windows XP Home edition and Outlook 2002. I downloaded and installed PST Backup or pfbackup version 5.50.4134.600 and followed instructions. When I try to backup my files the window appears indicating that the files are being copied, but it never finishes! Eventually, the computer screen freezes and I have to force it to shut down. What am I doing wrong? > I am trying to back up my e-mail files on a cd. I have Windows XP > Home edition and Outlook 2002. I downloaded and installed PST Backup [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > screen freezes and I have to force it to shut down. What am I doing > wrong? Do not try to generate the backup directly on the CD. After PFbackup has finished its job and created an on-disk copy of your PST, drag that copy to the CD burner. After the burn, to test it, drag it back to your hard drive, remove the read-only attribute, and try to open it in Outlook (FIle>Open>Outlook Data File). If it opens and you can see your data, close it again (right-click>Close) and stop Outlook. You can then remove the test copy from the hard drive as well as the copy PFbackup made, if you wish.  SignatureBrian Tillman Brian, I tried your suggestion, but after I copied the file to the cd and copied it back to my hard drive (1) it did not have the read only attribute checked and (2) it would not open in Outlook. The original PFbackup would open in Outlook and I could see my data. > > I am trying to back up my e-mail files on a cd. I have Windows XP > > Home edition and Outlook 2002. I downloaded and installed PST Backup [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it again (right-click>Close) and stop Outlook. You can then remove the test > copy from the hard drive as well as the copy PFbackup made, if you wish. > I tried your suggestion, but after I copied the file to the cd and > copied it back to my hard drive (1) it did not have the read only > attribute checked As far as I can tell, ANY file copied from a CD to the hard drive will have the read-ony attribute set, since a CD is, by definition, read-only. > and (2) it would not open in Outlook. And what error did you get when you tried? SignatureBrian Tillman Brian, I found the problem. I was using a cd formatted by Roxio CD Creator. Everything worked fine when I burned the PST file directly to an unformatted cd. Thanks for your help. > > I tried your suggestion, but after I copied the file to the cd and > > copied it back to my hard drive (1) it did not have the read only [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > And what error did you get when you tried? |
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