Outlook 2007 PST files and temp files

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When I have PST files on the server, I notice that there is a temp file
accompanying it when Outlook is loaded.

Would loading the temp file on the local PC make Outlook quicker, if so, how
can one do this...?

Thanks,
Tom...
 
When I have PST files on the server, I notice that there is a temp file
accompanying it when Outlook is loaded.

Would loading the temp file on the local PC make Outlook quicker, if so, how
can one do this...?
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You shouldn't be using server-based PSTs in the first place. It's not
supported and could lead to data loss.
 
Brian Tillman said:
You shouldn't be using server-based PSTs in the first place. It's not
supported and could lead to data loss.
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Yes, I have heard this, but have been practicing this successfully since
Exchange 4.0.

Am I not allowed to move the temp file locally if i have teh pst to the
server...?

Tom...
 
TK said:
Yes, I have heard this, but have been practicing this successfully since
Exchange 4.0.
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I think we need to understand why you want to do this. What is it you think
you are achieving?

Ordinarily the Exchange server keeps everybody's emails and related
information in a mailbox held within the Exchange database on the server.
The backup facilities which you should have running on the server would
allow you to restore this database to a new or rebuilt server in the event
of loss.

On the client computer, the user configures Outlook to communicate with
Exchange. This process creates a local .PST file. Outlook synchronises the
data in the.PST file with the data held in the exchange mailbox. So the
purpose of the .PST file is to improve performance by ensuring that most
data is held locally - it is nothing more than a cache.

If the user logs in to a different workstation on the domain, he can
configure Outlook in the same way; indeed if the Administrator has arranged
for the user to have a roaming profile the configuration of Outlook will be
done for him. So it's easy for any user to log on to any workstation in the
domain and see the same working environment. This doesn't work if the
workstations run the "home" OS versions because these cannot join the
domain; but W2k Pro, XP Pro, and Vista Business can all connect to a domain.
 
On the client computer, the user configures Outlook to communicate with
Exchange. This process creates a local .PST file. Outlook synchronises the
data in the.PST file with the data held in the exchange mailbox. So the
purpose of the .PST file is to improve performance by ensuring that most
data is held locally - it is nothing more than a cache.
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This is not quite correct. Outlook does not use a PST as the Exchnage mailbox
cache. It uses an OST.
If the user logs in to a different workstation on the domain, he can
configure Outlook in the same way; indeed if the Administrator has arranged
for the user to have a roaming profile the configuration of Outlook will be
done for him. So it's easy for any user to log on to any workstation in the
domain and see the same working environment. This doesn't work if the
workstations run the "home" OS versions because these cannot join the
domain; but W2k Pro, XP Pro, and Vista Business can all connect to a domain.
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This really has nothing to do with the tmp files created by Outlook 2007.
Those files are for faster recovery of the PST in the event of an abnormal
termination.
 
Graham J said:
I think we need to understand why you want to do this. What is it you
think you are achieving?

Ordinarily the Exchange server keeps everybody's emails and related
information in a mailbox held within the Exchange database on the server.
The backup facilities which you should have running on the server would
allow you to restore this database to a new or rebuilt server in the event
of loss.

On the client computer, the user configures Outlook to communicate with
Exchange. This process creates a local .PST file. Outlook synchronises
the data in the.PST file with the data held in the exchange mailbox. So
the purpose of the .PST file is to improve performance by ensuring that
most data is held locally - it is nothing more than a cache.

If the user logs in to a different workstation on the domain, he can
configure Outlook in the same way; indeed if the Administrator has
arranged for the user to have a roaming profile the configuration of
Outlook will be done for him. So it's easy for any user to log on to any
workstation in the domain and see the same working environment. This
doesn't work if the workstations run the "home" OS versions because these
cannot join the domain; but W2k Pro, XP Pro, and Vista Business can all
connect to a domain.
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My goal is -- Granted I am saving my PST to a server and Outlook 2007 saves
the temp file to the same location holding the PST file, will saving the
temp file to the C: increase performance...?

My users have their PSTs from 1997, yes 1997. Each year, the user gets a
new PST. They move the email they want to keep forever to that yearly PST.
Granted when the limit was 1.8GB, they had multiple PSTs per year. Now I
cap the PST to around 190 GB. I keep them on the server so I back them up
daily. In Feb, after they have archived for the year, i copy it to their C:
for access.

That's my process and it works great. Everyone has emails back to 1997 or
when they started with the company.

I was just thinking of optimizing...

Tom....
 
Yes, I have heard this, but have been practicing this successfully since
Exchange 4.0.

Am I not allowed to move the temp file locally if i have teh pst to the
server...?
Click to expand...

The tmp files that Outlook 2007 creates will, as far as I can tell, always be
in the same folder as the PST files they support. From what I can gather,
they enable faster recovery of the PST if Outlook terminates abnormally.
 
Brian Tillman said:
The tmp files that Outlook 2007 creates will, as far as I can tell, always
be in the same folder as the PST files they support. From what I can
gather, they enable faster recovery of the PST if Outlook terminates
abnormally.
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Make perfect sense...!
Thanks,
Tom...
 
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