Outlook .PST file size?

[Norm Simmons]

Any tips (other than archiving) on how to shrink the size of my .PST file
(its now 250mb) and growing)...

TIA...

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Once you've deleted items, you can compact it - right-click on the top level
folder, go to properties, advanced.

 

[Chris B]

If you really need to keep all the mail, why don't you archive? You can
open the archive folder and still access it in the same way. You can then
either archive or drag and drop any mail that you don't need in the mail
folder into the archive folder and keep the Outlook.pst one small.

I set up a new archive once a month - it keeps everything tidy. It also
makes it much easier to backup.

Remove all attachments and save them on your hard drive if you need them.

 

[BCasita]

Create separate PST files for each year/organization . . .