Managing PST size...

[DavidS]

Is there any way to automate the process of checking the current size of a
PST file, and then renaming it for archival pruposes and creating a new PST
to start over?

We are looking for a way to keep pst files no larger than a CD so that we
can copy them off the server if the employee leaves. However, we'd need to
have a process that is automated - e.g., at Windows startup - check size of
current outlook.pst; if 740 Megs, rename to archive20060530.pst; create new
pst named outlook.pst. With this, when Outlook opens, it would be pointing
to the same file name, and would begin archiving to new pst file.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can use Group Policies to set a maximum size of the pst-file and also a
warning size. The templates and instructions can be found at;
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011513711033.aspx

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Is there any way to automate the process of checking the current size of a
PST file, and then renaming it for archival pruposes and creating a new PST
to start over?

We are looking for a way to keep pst files no larger than a CD so that we
can copy them off the server if the employee leaves. However, we'd need to
have a process that is automated - e.g., at Windows startup - check size of
current outlook.pst; if 740 Megs, rename to archive20060530.pst; create new
pst named outlook.pst. With this, when Outlook opens, it would be pointing
to the same file name, and would begin archiving to new pst file.