Do I need more memory?

[Nate_True_Line_Co]

My boss is using Outlook 2007. He stores large amounts of mail in psts that
are 1 to 1GB or more in size, with an archive of over 2GB, and growing. We
moved him to Outlook 07 so he could have larger psts. But his computer is
just 1.89GB physical memory, 2.9GB virtual memory.

Outlook can not archive anymore, it says insufficient memory. Based on the
large file size and small RAM, this makes sense.

I would like any tech data on the REALISTIC limits of pst file size
considering his available RAM.

 

[Gordon]

My boss is using Outlook 2007. He stores large amounts of mail in psts
that
are 1 to 1GB or more in size, with an archive of over 2GB, and growing.
We
moved him to Outlook 07 so he could have larger psts. But his computer is
just 1.89GB physical memory, 2.9GB virtual memory.

Outlook can not archive anymore, it says insufficient memory. Based on
the
large file size and small RAM, this makes sense.

I would like any tech data on the REALISTIC limits of pst file size
considering his available RAM.

RAM has nothing to do with pst file size. 2GB RAM is more than adequate.
You are confusing RAM (Random Access Memory) with Disk storage....

 

[Nate_True_Line_Co]

RAM has nothing to do with pst file size. 2GB RAM is more than adequate.
You are confusing RAM (Random Access Memory) with Disk storage....

No, this is not the case. Obviously there is enough disk space. I am
looking for the impact on RAM when you load or access such a huge. The
problem occurs when you go to open up subfolders in the pst and read mail or
archive to it; this is when it says insufficient memory.

Considering 4 psts loaded with a total size of over 3GB, and all open for
viewing, would it not place a large demand for RAM when Outlook starts to
auto-archive?

The results and errors seem to indicate this logically.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

How large is the arrchive pst and is it the new outlook 2003/2007 unicode
format or the old ANSI format? The error may be wrong and the pst is
oversized - ANSI maxes out at 2GB.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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