Anand Gupta wrote at about 03:32:31 +0530 on Wednesday, December 24, 2008:
 > Is there a way to backup open files like outlook.pst using backuppc ? I 
 > know that there is something called vss for windows which allows you to 
 > do so, but has anyone had any success ?
 > 
 > I came across a very nice howto at http://www.goodjobsucking.com/?p=62 
 > while googling, though i have to still test if it works for me or not.
 > 
 > --
 > Thanks and Regards,
 > 
 > Anand

See my recent post that includes a fully automatic script that sets up
shadow copies based on your existing rsyncd.conf file. If you have
rsyncd working properly, then all you need to do is call this script
in the pre and post dump command and it will set up the shadows (based
on the content of your rsyncd.conf file), mount the shadows, and then
start rsyncd. The same script called with '-d' undoes it all when used
in the post command. You shouldn't need to change anything in the
configuration if you are using standard locations for rysncd.conf.

BTW, I do my full backups on all my windoze machines using shadow
copies. That way I am assured that the snapshot is truly a consistent
snapshot of a single point in time while also allowing me to backup
things like the registry (or Outlook if I used it).

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