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Would having a document open off a server cause backup issues on that server?
We have several computers that access a server for shared data. The sever is backed up every night. If I had a document open overnight, would it somehow mess up the backup? Is there a reason to close all documents every night and log off the server for a backup to be completed on the server data?
Obviously the document would be saved, just open.
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- ?Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It might mess up a poorly designed backup. Microsoft Office locks open files with a file lock. This file lock might trip up a poorly designed backup system - causing the backup to fail. If the backup fails, it might fail just on that one file, or it might fail for the entire backup.
