How to reduce size of PST file

No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of inactivity, so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I did not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The file size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not shrunken at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.

Back to earth please.
OE doesn't use PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of inactivity,
so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I did not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The file
size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not shrunken
at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.

I imported the data from OE6.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Back to earth please.
OE doesn't use PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already
exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of inactivity,
so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I did
not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The file
size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no
smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced
Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not shrunken
at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.

Did you really import 2GB worth of data?
Is this PST file in Outlook 2003 format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I imported the data from OE6.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Back to earth please.
OE doesn't use PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already
exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you
use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of
inactivity,
so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I did
not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The file
size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no
smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced
Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not
shrunken
at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.

I have added about a year's data since I imported the original data from
OE6. This is Outlook 2003.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Did you really import 2GB worth of data?
Is this PST file in Outlook 2003 format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I imported the data from OE6.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Back to earth please.
OE doesn't use PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new
format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already
exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you
use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of
inactivity,
so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I
am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I
did
not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not
archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched
from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The
file
size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no
smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote
in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced
Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote
in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not
shrunken
at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume
that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.

Well as long as this PST file was created new in Outlook 2003 (and not
during an upgrade installation), you should be fine.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I have added about a year's data since I imported the original data from
OE6. This is Outlook 2003.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Did you really import 2GB worth of data?
Is this PST file in Outlook 2003 format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
I imported the data from OE6.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Back to earth please.
OE doesn't use PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
No. I imported it from OE6.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Yes, it's large.
Did you originally create this file in Outlook 2003 in the new
format?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in message
...
It is OE2003. That's large?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Outlook version?
Unless it's Outlook 2003, you waited too long. You've already
exceeded
the
size limit. No way you'll be able to rescue that file unless you
use
Microsoft's truncation tool:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Thanks. It is 2GB. Is that large?

- Andrew

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
It really depends on how much you archived. Don't forget that
Outlook
compresses in the background when you have periods of
inactivity,
so
there
may not have been much more to compress.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
I was using Wondows Explorer as the basis for comparison. I
am
surprised
that, having archived everything prior to Jan. 1st 2004 I
did
not
see
a
larger reduction in file size. I know that I have not
archived
this
file
before. But this may be around the tiume that I switched
from
Outlook
Express.

Thanks anyway.

- Andrew
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Then you had nothing more to compact.
Remember the reported size in Outlook won't change. The
file
size
change
will be noticed in Windows Explorer.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote in
message
...
Yes. It runs for about two seconds and the file is no
smaller
afterwards.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote
in
message
...
Have you compacted it?
Look in the properties of your PST file Advanced
Compact
Now
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andrew Chalk" wrote
in
message
...
I archived a lot of data and my .PST file has not
shrunken
at
all.
Why
not?
Is there something else that I need to do? I assume
that
there
is
a
lot
of
wasted space in it now.

Many thanks.