Exceed .pst size limit

[sas05jackal]

Everyone,

I am using Outlook 2007. When I try to drag emails I want to save to my
offline folders, it says something like my ".pst" folders have exceeded their
size limit and that I need to delete mail to make more room. Well, I have
deleted about 10 folders (!), and it still gives me the same error message.
Does anyone have a solution he or she would like to recommend? Thank you.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

It sounds like you are trying it to move to a pst-file that is in ANSI
format and not in UNICODE format. ANSI formatted pst-files are limited to
2GB.

As you've just deleted the items, you could force a manual Compact on the
pst-file to return the white space and actually decrease the file size of
the pst-file to far below the 2GB size limit.

A better solution would be to start off with a new UNICODE formatted
pst-file instead.
See http://www.msoutlook.info/question/115

 

[sas05jackal]

Hi Roady,

Will moving to a UNICODE format from an ANSI format rewrite or delete
any of my old .pst files? I'll check into your link.

Also, how do I force a manual compact process on the .pst file?

Thank for your help so far.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

You're not really "moving" to a UNICODE format so much as creating a new
UNICODE file and moving the contents of your old ANSI formatted file.
Your old ANSI files will still exist.

To force a manual compact go to the folder list in Outlook, right-click
on the Personal Folders file in question (the root of it that says
"Personal Folder File" most likely) and choose Properties. Click the
Advanced button and you'll see a button labeled "Compact Now".

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

 

[sas05jackal]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the clarification. It's a little busy here today, so I'll try it
tomorrow and hopefully let everyone know the results. Thank you.

You're not really "moving" to a UNICODE format so much as creating a new
UNICODE file and moving the contents of your old ANSI formatted file.
Your old ANSI files will still exist.

To force a manual compact go to the folder list in Outlook, right-click
on the Personal Folders file in question (the root of it that says
"Personal Folder File" most likely) and choose Properties. Click the
Advanced button and you'll see a button labeled "Compact Now".

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

Hi Roady,

Will moving to a UNICODE format from an ANSI format rewrite or delete
any of my old .pst files? I'll check into your link.

Also, how do I force a manual compact process on the .pst file?

Thank for your help so far.

:

It sounds like you are trying it to move to a pst-file that is in ANSI
format and not in UNICODE format. ANSI formatted pst-files are limited to
2GB.

As you've just deleted the items, you could force a manual Compact on the
pst-file to return the white space and actually decrease the file size of
the pst-file to far below the 2GB size limit.

A better solution would be to start off with a new UNICODE formatted
pst-file instead.
See http://www.msoutlook.info/question/115

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Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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Everyone,

I am using Outlook 2007. When I try to drag emails I want to save to
my
offline folders, it says something like my ".pst" folders have exceeded
their
size limit and that I need to delete mail to make more room. Well, I have
deleted about 10 folders (!), and it still gives me the same error
message.
Does anyone have a solution he or she would like to recommend? Thank you.