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Old June 25th, 2007, 11:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Gordon
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Default PST file on flash memory?

Are there any known pitfalls in having my pst file on a USB memory stick?


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Old June 25th, 2007, 12:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Patrick Schmid [MVP]
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Default PST file on flash memory?

USB memory sticks have a finite lifespan (measured in reads & writes).
With a modern stick, you are probably not going to hit it for a long
time. I would however suggest that you have some backup scheme to back
the file up to a hard drive regularly, and with increasing frequency the
older the stick becomes.
I don't know of anyone actually having tried this, so you are in
uncharted territory.
Do you want to do this so that you are able to transport the PST or in
an attempt to increase performance?

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Are there any known pitfalls in having my pst file on a USB memory stick?


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Old June 25th, 2007, 12:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Gordon
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Default PST file on flash memory?

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
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USB memory sticks have a finite lifespan (measured in reads & writes).
With a modern stick, you are probably not going to hit it for a long time.
I would however suggest that you have some backup scheme to back the file
up to a hard drive regularly, and with increasing frequency the older the
stick becomes.
I don't know of anyone actually having tried this, so you are in uncharted
territory.
Do you want to do this so that you are able to transport the PST or in an
attempt to increase performance?


Transportting pst file + documents.....


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Old June 25th, 2007, 12:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
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Default PST file on flash memory?

90% chance you'll leave it somewhere sometime...
How sensitive/valuable is the Data ?
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"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
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USB memory sticks have a finite lifespan (measured in reads & writes).
With a modern stick, you are probably not going to hit it for a long
time. I would however suggest that you have some backup scheme to back
the file up to a hard drive regularly, and with increasing frequency the
older the stick becomes.
I don't know of anyone actually having tried this, so you are in
uncharted territory.
Do you want to do this so that you are able to transport the PST or in an
attempt to increase performance?


Transportting pst file + documents.....


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Old June 25th, 2007, 12:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Gordon
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Default PST file on flash memory?

"Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}" wrote in message
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90% chance you'll leave it somewhere sometime...
How sensitive/valuable is the Data ?


ROTFL! Actually I'm just thinking of using it betewwn my desktop and laptop,
which hardly ever leaves the house, and then not for email.


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Old June 25th, 2007, 01:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Oliver Vukovics
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Default PST file on flash memory?

Ho Gordon,

you could use in addition a synchronization program that synchronize the PST
file on the PC with the PST file on the "flash memory". With a
synchronization you have 2 times the same PST file instead of the risk of
only 1 PST file.

Outlook synchronisation solutions:
http://www.publicshareware.com/outlo...escription.php
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

Office Marketplace Outlook messaging tools:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ma...719621033.aspx

Maybe it helps.

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Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com

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"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
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USB memory sticks have a finite lifespan (measured in reads & writes).
With a modern stick, you are probably not going to hit it for a long
time. I would however suggest that you have some backup scheme to back
the file up to a hard drive regularly, and with increasing frequency the
older the stick becomes.
I don't know of anyone actually having tried this, so you are in
uncharted territory.
Do you want to do this so that you are able to transport the PST or in an
attempt to increase performance?


Transportting pst file + documents.....



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Old June 25th, 2007, 01:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
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Default PST file on flash memory?

A crossover cable has no residual memory.....
:-)

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"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}" wrote in message
...
90% chance you'll leave it somewhere sometime...
How sensitive/valuable is the Data ?


ROTFL! Actually I'm just thinking of using it betewwn my desktop and
laptop, which hardly ever leaves the house, and then not for email.


 




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