How to Auto Archive my Server Folder but not Active .PST Folders

[ekell]

I have Outlook configured with a server folder, and use a number of PST
folders to file email.

E.g. I have one PST folder for customer related data, one for PIM data, etc.
Each PST is quite large ~1GB so I keep them separate.

I want to be able to run auto-archive regularly but ONLY on my server
folder, e.g. to archive Sent Items, Deleted Items, Journal Items etc into the
appropriate PST folders. However when I run Auto-Archive and select "Archive
each folder according to its settings" it also runs an archive on each of my
..PST folders

I tried using File > Archive, selecting the top-level server folder, and
using the "Archive this folder and all subfolders" option but that doesn't
work because I have multiple targets, e.g. Sent Items should go to one PST
and Journal Items to another.

Any suggestions?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have Outlook configured with a server folder, and use a number of
PST folders to file email.

E.g. I have one PST folder for customer related data, one for PIM
data, etc. Each PST is quite large ~1GB so I keep them separate.

If you're using OL 2002 or earlier, you are risking data loss with PSTs of
that size. While the officlal limit for those PSTs is around 2 GB, many
people have experienced problems when exceeding 1 to 1.5 GB.

I want to be able to run auto-archive regularly but ONLY on my server
folder, e.g. to archive Sent Items, Deleted Items, Journal Items etc
into the appropriate PST folders. However when I run Auto-Archive
and select "Archive each folder according to its settings" it also
runs an archive on each of my .PST folders

Can't you disable it for those folders? Right-click, choose Properties,
then the AutoArchive tab. Select "Do not archive..."