Archive File Shrinks in Size & Mail Disapears

[Eddie Schenk]

I am running Exchange 2003, Office XP and have turned on
Archiving for mail before 2004.

This worked OK but all of the Archive inbox email has now
disapeared and the PST file is reducing in size at the
rate of 16Kb every 4 second or so.

If I close Outlook the "shrinkage" stops, the Archive PST
files is located on a file server. At the moment it only
appears to affect one user, can anyone cast some light on
this for me please?

Thanks

Eddie

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Not sure if this is related, but MS doesn't support accessing PST files
across a LAN/WAN connection. It can lead to major performance problems and
data corruption. Try moving the PST files to the local computer.

Also, I suggest you rethink this strategy. If you're still storing the PST
file on your server, you aren't saving anything in terms of disk space - in
fact, you're using more, as you lose single-instance storage when you move
items to a PST. What's the reason you need/want to use autoarchive?

 

[Guest]

Thank-you for your anwser, it would not be my choice to
stre the PST files on the Network, I would keep everything
in Exchange. If the PST files are stored locally then they
would not be backed up ... hence the storage on the
Network. The Company has nearly exceeded the 16Gb limit of
Exchange standard and they wanted to make some space, I am
aware that the Single Instange Storage has been lost.

As regards the PST file size shrinking, that would appear
to be a normal process of Outlook ... compacting the file.

As to the "missing" emails, that was a end user error ...
the "missing" emails have now been found <DOH>!

Thanks

Eddie

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Thank-you for your anwser, it would not be my choice to
stre the PST files on the Network, I would keep everything
in Exchange. If the PST files are stored locally then they
would not be backed up ... hence the storage on the
Network. The Company has nearly exceeded the 16Gb limit of
Exchange standard and they wanted to make some space, I am
aware that the Single Instange Storage has been lost.

They may need to get another Exchange Standard box or invest in Enterprise
for an upgrade. They are playing with fire. See
http://www.swinc.com/resources/exch... 5.5&sectionID=1013&sectionName=Why PST = BAD
(or http://tinyurl.com/2zx9a).

Also see http://support.microsoft.com/?id=297019 for a statement that PST
file access over a LAN/WAN link is unsupported, and why.

As regards the PST file size shrinking, that would appear
to be a normal process of Outlook ... compacting the file.

As to the "missing" emails, that was a end user error ...
the "missing" emails have now been found <DOH>!

Glad to hear that, at least.