HUGE project file (1.2 GBytes)

[c16031]

Hi all,

I just started managing projects for a company. I've taken over an in
flight project, that was managed with an MSProject 2000 plan. The .mpp
file is HUGE (1.2 GBytes) and takes forever to manipulate. I have
never seen such a huge MSProject file, and have been trying to figure
out why it is. The file has 150 tasks, 40 resources and 260
assignments: this should be a small file.

This looks like a runaway cause. Can you help me identifying why it
has gotten so big, and most importantly, how I can easily shrink it?

Thanks

Pierre

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Pierre,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

If you suspect a corrupt file, you could try the suggestions in FAQ Item:
43. Handling project file corruption and/or bloat.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP

 

[c16031]

Hi Pierre,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

If you suspect a corrupt file, you could try the suggestions in FAQ Item:
43. Handling project file corruption and/or bloat.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP







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Thanks Mike. Option 2 worked for me (saving to .mpd and then to .mpp)

I bookmarked this FAQ and won't bother the group anymore before havin'
checked the FAQ.

Regards,

Pierre

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Pierre What size did you end up with?

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

Hi Pierre,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

If you suspect a corrupt file, you could try the suggestions in FAQ Item:
43. Handling project file corruption and/or bloat.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen
at
this web address:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP







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Thanks Mike. Option 2 worked for me (saving to .mpd and then to .mpp)

I bookmarked this FAQ and won't bother the group anymore before havin'
checked the FAQ.

Regards,

Pierre

 

[c16031]

You're welcome,  Pierre  What size did you end up with?

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
Seehttp://tinyurl.com/2xbhcfor Project Tutorials











Thanks Mike. Option 2 worked for me (saving to .mpd and then to .mpp)

I bookmarked this FAQ and won't bother the group anymore before havin'
checked the FAQ.

Regards,

Pierre- Hide quoted text -

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I ended up with a 1 Mb file (from 1.2 Gb). Talk about waste!

Now, if you could only point me to a tutorial on how to avoid the
glut...

Thanks again.

Pierre

 

[Mike Glen]

Wow! That's some reduction!

Keep using Method 1.

Mike Glen
Project MVP

You're welcome, Pierre What size did you end up with?

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
Seehttp://tinyurl.com/2xbhcfor Project Tutorials











Thanks Mike. Option 2 worked for me (saving to .mpd and then to .mpp)

I bookmarked this FAQ and won't bother the group anymore before havin'
checked the FAQ.

Regards,

Pierre- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I ended up with a 1 Mb file (from 1.2 Gb). Talk about waste!

Now, if you could only point me to a tutorial on how to avoid the
glut...

Thanks again.

Pierre