Microsoft KB Archive/180885

= OL98: Newly Exported .PST File Locked By Another Process =

Article ID: 180885

Article Last Modified on 8/9/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q180885





SYMPTOMS
After you export data from Outlook to a personal folder file (.PST), if you immediately try to move, copy, rename, or send the newly exported .PST file, you may receive the following message:

The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.



CAUSE
Outlook is maintaining a process in the background and must be shut down to release the file.



RESOLUTION
Before attempting to move, copy, rename, or send a newly exported .PST file, you must first close any open Outlook items such as mail messages, contact forms, or appointments and quit Outlook.

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