everlost :
we would need the batch file and log file contents. and your windows versions and service pack information (first few lines of system summery in msinfo32).
be mindful of private information your sending.
Machine info:
XP - SP3, 32bit
Batch file:
::Create the Log file of bat file execution
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Echo >U:\BackupLog.txt
:: Outlook file compression and backup
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for %%A in (%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook) do "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z -mx5 "U:\outlooknew" -xr!*.bat "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook">>U:\BackupLog.txt
REN "U:\%USERPROFILE%outlook.7z" "outlookold.7z"
REN "U:\outlooknew.7z" "%USERPROFILE%outlook.7z"
DEL "U:\outlooknew.7z"
DEL "U:\outlookold.7z"
::User file compression and backup
::
::
for %%A in (%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Vitusa) do "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z -mx5 "U:\Vitusanew" -xr!*.bat "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Vitusa">>U:\BackupLog.txt
REN "U:\%USERPROFILE%Vitusa.7z" "Vitusaold.7z"
REN "U:\Vitusanew.7z" "%USERPROFILE%Vitusa.7z"
DEL "U:\Vitusanew.7z"
DEL "U:\Vitusaold.7z"
Log created upon execution (over 4 hrs! - but the outlook contents are 9GB and seem to compress to 6.5GB during this)
*** I have updated the actual file names with "(file)" - but there is a mix of xls, doc, pdf, jpg etc
ECHO is on.
7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
Scanning
Creating archive U:\outlooknew.7z
Compressing Outlook\extend.dat
Compressing Outlook\spscoll.dat
Compressing Outlook\Outlook.sharing.xml.obi
Compressing Outlook\~last~.sharing.xml.obi
Compressing Outlook\archive.pst
Compressing Outlook\Archive1.pst
Compressing Outlook\Outlook.pst
Everything is Ok
7-Zip 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18
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Compressing Outlook\Outlook.sharing.xml.obi
Compressing Outlook\~last~.sharing.xml.obi
Compressing Outlook\archive.pst
Compressing Outlook\Archive1.pst
Compressing Outlook\Outlook.pst
Everything is Ok
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Compressing Outlook\Outlook.pst
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Compressing Outlook\Archive1.pst
Compressing Outlook\Outlook.pst
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Everything is Ok
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