Today sync ate my .pst

[domesdk]

I accidentally put my Outlook pst into my synced folder a few days ago, and was planning to move it out. Unfortunately, in the mean time it has been deleted - I assume by BT Sync. I know these files are normally supposed to be moved to the .SyncTrash after deletion, but it is nowhere to be found.

I've had this happen once or twice before with less important files, so I thought it was worth mentioning. Perhaps there's a bug causing it, perhaps it's user error.

I've resigned myself to the loss of the file - it was all over 3 months old anyway, but perhaps take it as a word of caution.

[GreatMarko]

Firstly, check the .SyncTrash folders on the other devices the folder was syncing with - it may be that the missing .pst file is in one or more of those, even if it's not in the .SyncTrash folder on the device it was seemingly removed from.

Secondly, it's not advisable to sync Outlook .pst files, given that they are open/locked whenever Outlook is open, and therefore can only correctly sync when Outlook isn't running. It's advisable to exclude .pst files using .SyncIgnore.

For further reading on the issues surrounding syncing Outlook's .pst files, please see this thread and this thread