PST Corruption while Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup Process Interruption

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Categorized Under - Outlook Tips

Taking backup of Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders refers to a very simple process but in some cases, interruption in this process can prove dangerous for the PST file. The PST file may get corrupt due to the interruption in backup process and you may need to restore the PST file from another backup.

It is always suggested that you should not restart the Outlook while backing up the PST file, as this causes interruption in backup process. When backup process gets interrupted, following error message appears:

“Cannot copy : There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.”

Solution:

The best way to prevent such errors is to avoid restarting Outlook before the backup process gets completed. Since, during backup process Outlook does not start and you may keep on trying to open it. This action can prove fatal for your PST file, as it may also corrupt the backup copy.

To avoid this problematic situation, you should always check the backup process status before restarting Outlook. To check the backup status, follow these simple steps:

Open Task Manager to determine the process status in Task List.

The Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup process is named as ‘Backappl’.

If you see this item listed, close the Task Manager and try restarting Outlook later.

This kind of corruption issue is very common with large PST files, as they took a long time for completing the backup process. In situations when the PST file gets corrupt due to backup process interruption, it is recommended to run inbuilt PST Recovery tool. If it does not prove helpful, you can go for Kernel for Outlook, as it is the best possible solution to recover emails from corrupt or damaged PST files.

Social Bookmarking - PST Corruption while Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup Process Interruption at