PST files not opening (for a period of time)

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trapper1950@hotmail.com - 27 Sep 2007 19:30 GMT

OS & AS are 2000
The pst files of 5 users were moved to a file server (for backups each
evening). They've worked fine till this morning. The file server locked up,
had to be shut down, and after reboot, one users can't open her PST files. 2
users PSTs opened with a few "tries" while it took a few hours before 2 other
PSTs would open properly.
Any suggestions on how to resolve the issue to get the last pst to open
would be greatly appreciated.

(If the business was better off financially, they might consider Exchange.)

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DL - 27 Sep 2007 20:27 GMT

The problem with storing pst's on the server is that it is not supported by
MS.
Any hickup on the server/connection will likely render the pst corrupt

> OS & AS are 2000
> The pst files of 5 users were moved to a file server (for backups each
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> (If the business was better off financially, they might consider
> Exchange.)

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trapper1950@hotmail.com - 27 Sep 2007 20:46 GMT

Including if the server runs W2K SBE?

> The problem with storing pst's on the server is that it is not supported by
> MS.
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> > (If the business was better off financially, they might consider
> > Exchange.)

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Brian Tillman - 27 Sep 2007 21:48 GMT

trapper1950@hotmail.com <trapper1950hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> Including if the server runs W2K SBE?

It makes no difference what the server runs. A network glitch could trash
any network-attached PST.

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trapper1950@hotmail.com - 27 Sep 2007 22:27 GMT

Thanks to both for providing the info.

> trapper1950@hotmail.com <trapper1950hotmailcom@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
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> It makes no difference what the server runs. A network glitch could trash
> any network-attached PST.

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trapper1950@hotmail.com - 28 Sep 2007 15:05 GMT

Of minor detail: All psts are now working properly. While some were up and
running immediately (after the "freeze"), others took up to 8 hrs to function
properly.

(This had worked well for 2 1/2 yrs, but was almost disasterous when the
server "froze".)

> Thanks to both for providing the info.
>
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> > It makes no difference what the server runs. A network glitch could trash
> > any network-attached PST.

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