Need to reduce size of PST file

[JoseJb70]

I'm running Outlook 2000. My PST file is at 1.2 Gigs. I think this is what is
making my computer run REALLY SLOOOOW. Is there a way to reduce the size of
the PST file? I have tried cleaning all folders and reduced everything by
about 80%. It did nothing...

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Rightclick the root of the folder-> Properties-> button Advanced-> button
Compact Now... This will remove the white spaces from the pst-file

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

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[Gordo]

I'm running Outlook 2000. My PST file is at 1.2 Gigs. I think this is
what is making my computer run REALLY SLOOOOW. Is there a way to
reduce the size of the PST file? I have tried cleaning all folders
and reduced everything by about 80%. It did nothing...

Compact your file: Tools|Services|PersonalFolders|Properties|Compact

 

[Jose]

Roady, Gordo,

Thanks for both replies! I'm on W2K running Outlook 2000. I couldn't find
either of your suggestions.

Gordo, there is no "Services" option under the Tools menu.

Roady, the only option similar to what you suggested was "Compress Contents
to Save Disk Space" under the Advanced tab. I tried that and it reduced the
size of the file by about 100k (1.06GB to 956K). But, when I uncheck the
option, the file goes back to 1.06 GB.

If either of you can give me further directions, I would greatly appreciate
it!

Thanks

Jose

P.S. Roady, I did 2 postings because I got an error message telling me the
first posting didn't go though.

Rightclick the root of the folder-> Properties-> button Advanced-> button
Compact Now... This will remove the white spaces from the pst-file

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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I'm running Outlook 2000. My PST file is at 1.2 Gigs. I think this is what
is
making my computer run REALLY SLOOOOW. Is there a way to reduce the size
of
the PST file? I have tried cleaning all folders and reduced everything by
about 80%. It did nothing...

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Josh Hessel]

To compress Outlook PST file data and reduce its size you can try the Softaken Compress PST tool which helps users remove unused space in PST file data making it smaller and more efficient Through PST file with a press you can improve Outlook performance and free up your precious disk space can. Using the Compress PST tool, select the PST file data you want to compress and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process quickly and easily.