Re: Sharing of system files to sync two computers
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:08:54 -0400
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John Brainerd <john.brainerd@xxxxxxxx> typed:
I have two computers, a desktop (XP pro) and a laptop (XP Home). Using MS
Synctoy I sync certain files every night between the two,
except the MS Outlook .pst files. Because my Outlook data files are
in the Windows\application data directory
Actually, by default they're in c:\documents and settings\username\local
settings\application data\microsoft\outlook.
and thus are not sharable
Well, I don't like using the default location for that stuff anyway. With
Outlook *completely* closed (make sure outlook.exe isn't running in the
background), you can move your PST files wherever you like on this computer.
Because I also change My Documents to point at c:\data, I would put it in
c:\data\Outlook. But it's up to you. When you open Outlook and it complains
it can't find the file, you can direct it to the new location. Close and
re-open Outlook.
by system default, I have to use a two-step process of copying the
Pro .pst to my Home desktop and then copying the .pst to the Home
Outlook data file location.
Is there a better (that is, one-step) way to do this? Ideally, I
believe, I should be able to sync (in this case overwrite Home) the
two .pst files directly but since system files are not sharable, how
does one make them so?
Appreciate any help anyone can provide.
I don't use synctoy, I either use a batch file & robocopy, or I use
SecondCopy at www.centered.com. But you ought to be able to simplify this.
.
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