2000 outlook.pst size did not change after large (50MB) emails del

[George]

Hi,

I would like to decrease the size of my outlook.pst file so I can copy onto
a CD as a backup. The CD has approximately 200 MB free space as the rest is
filled with data files.

OS: windows XP professional, outlook 2000 with sp-3

Within outlook, a right mouse click on icon “Outlook Today [ Personal
Folders]†and click on button “Folder size†shows 236181KB. From path “Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook†outlook.pst is 244208KB.

Deleting approximately 50 MB of emails and emptying the “deleted itemsâ€
folder,
“Folder size†shows 160383KB, however the file outlook.pst is unchanged at
244208KB. No change after defragmentation and system reboot.


How can one decrease the size of outlook.pst ?

Thanks in advance for your advice,
George

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can compact the .pst file but you will not see any results unless you have deleted appx. 10% or more from the .pst file. To compact your ..pst file, right click on OT, select properties, then advanced.

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After furious head scratching, George asked:

| Hi,
|
| I would like to decrease the size of my outlook.pst file so I can
| copy onto
| a CD as a backup. The CD has approximately 200 MB free space as the
| rest is
| filled with data files.
|
| OS: windows XP professional, outlook 2000 with sp-3
|
| Within outlook, a right mouse click on icon “Outlook Today [
| Personal
| Folders]†and click on button “Folder size†shows 236181KB.
| From path “Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlookâ€
| outlook.pst is 244208KB.
|
| Deleting approximately 50 MB of emails and emptying the “deleted
| itemsâ€
| folder,
| “Folder size†shows 160383KB, however the file outlook.pst is
| unchanged at 244208KB. No change after defragmentation and system
| reboot.
|
|
| How can one decrease the size of outlook.pst ?
|
| Thanks in advance for your advice,
| George

 

[George]

Hi Milly,
It worked. Thanks!
George