Good information. I wondered about the .ost I guess since it's use is for offline usage, then it will be re-created if the user was to re-install to a new hard disk and then re-install MS-Office. It does not maintain a local storage such as the .pst file.
Thanks On Jan 9, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Kevin Keane (subscriptions) wrote: > This behavior is by design; Microsoft designed VSS to exclude OST files from > the shadow copy. OST files are expensive to back up and useless in a > recovery. The .tmp file that you see probably is a copy that shouldn't exist > in the first place - maybe antivirus software scanned the OST file and made > this copy (solution: exclude OST files from antivirus scans - bad things will > happen if you don't). > > http://www.tgrmn.com/web/kb/item75.htm > > -----Original message----- > From: Summers, James B. II <jsumm...@ou.edu> > Sent: Mon 09-01-2012 10:18 > Subject: [Bacula-users] Backing Up Windows 7 with VSS > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net; > Hello All, > > I am attempting to backup a win7 64-bit machine. It is using VSS as needed > and the backup runs with no errors or warnings. The problem I have > encountered is that there is an Outlook .ost file that is about 4GB in size. > When I was looking at the files that were backed up using bconsole and > restore, the filename is prefixed with a "~" and the given a ".tmp" > extension. After I mark that file and then use estimate it says 1 file to > restore, 5,832,704 bytes. Which is definitely not the right size. > > I see in the messages: > > JobId 143: Generate VSS snapshots. Driver="VSS Vista", Drive(s)="C" > > and several: > > JobId 143: VSS Writer (BackupComplete): > > and that the fd and sd backed up and wrote about 85GB. > > I am not sure why the oct file did not get backed up correctly? > > Ideas? > > Thanks, > jim > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex > infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to > virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual > desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure > costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex > infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to > virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual > desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure > costs. Try it free! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox_______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users Jim Summers University of Oklahoma jsumm...@ou.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
