OL98: Newly Exported .PST File Locked By Another Process (180885)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/1999
Keywords:kbprb KB180885
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