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ThinApp Outlook and its PST in Sandbox
As far as I know having PST files from Outlook on network share is not supported by M$. I really don't have clue why, but it's not (even almost everyone uses it). Question is if it would work and be alright if I virutalize Outlook and place PST files into Sandboxes which will be on network share?
Any suggestions or visible problems with this solution?
Thank you in advance,
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Hi,
The reason MS does not 'support' it is because outlook relies on almost any function on the info in the PST. By putting it on a 'unreliable' source (usb stick, networkshare, preferrably accessed via WIFI, ...) makes the chance for corruption real likely to happen soon or later (more soon than later). And a corrupt PST is the last a busy system admin or company wants at all...
There are some reasons you don't want this in the first place. If you put the PST in the sandbox at all, the sandbox will grow large soon. In general we (our company) have the statement that it is preferred to have the sandbox small. This for planning purpose (space on sandbox shares required), as well as for stability (smaller sandbox = better performance & stability).
But most important:
In case an application no longer works, the best way to get it running again is to delete the sandbox. This works great, as long as there is no 'working' data in the sandbox like documents or -in this case- all mails, addressbook, calendar and so on. I would not like to be the one to tell the manager he 'lost' his agenda because of an app update or because the sandbox was deleted as the sandbox-drive was getting full...
Also if other apps use outlook using applinks thay will not be able to access the PST, as it is in another sandbox. Result would be either duplication (another sandbox that holds the 200MB of mails) or 'not available'.
In theory: yes it will work...
My recomendation would be: I don't think you want this...
I'm open to more/other or even 'yes, it is better because...' points
Kind regards,
Michael Baars, CIS
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I know that this is not ThinApp question, but what to do with PST files if I don't want to store them locally (using thinclient, failures of local hard-disks) and it's not supported to store them on network share?