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copy locked files from command line

Started by mridang_agarwal , Mar 08 2007 10:24 PM

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mridang_agarwal

Posted 08 March 2007 - 10:24 PM

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Hi guys,
I want to backup my outlook PST file from the command line. It rarely works though. The XCOPY command is unable to copy locked files (files that are in use) and so my script fails. I'm sure there must be a way to copy locked files from the command line. Anyone know how?

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piper

Posted 09 March 2007 - 06:38 AM

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I'll just throw this in... If Outlook isn't open/hasn't been opened yet and no other program that integrates with Outlook is open, the PST file won't be locked and you should be able to copy it with no problem.