Trouble creating new distribution list

[mlm9]

I've never had a problem creating distribution lists, but today I can't. Each
time I try to save a new distribution list, I get the message:
Microsoft Outlook - Folder is full.

I tried restarting Outlook, rebooting the computer, archiving... nothing
works. Any ideas?

I'm using 2003.

Thanks.

 

[Vince Averello]

How many contacts do you have in your Contacts folder currently?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

What type of email account?

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[mlm9]

I have ~ 500 email contacts.

How many contacts do you have in your Contacts folder currently?

 

[mlm9]

It's a POP/SMTP account.

What type of email account?

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I've never had a problem creating distribution lists, but today I can't.
Each
time I try to save a new distribution list, I get the message:
Microsoft Outlook - Folder is full.

I tried restarting Outlook, rebooting the computer, archiving... nothing
works. Any ideas?

I'm using 2003.

Thanks.

 

[Vince Averello]

Hmmm, Outlook should allow for at least 16384 contacts/dist lists in the
Contacts folder. Just to be sure, how many contact-type folders do you have?

 

[mlm9]

Hmmm, Outlook should allow for at least 16384 contacts/dist lists in the
Contacts folder. Just to be sure, how many contact-type folders do you have?

THanks, Vince.
I just the one contacts folder. However, I do have multiple distribution
lists made up of various combinations of those addresses. Including the
entries in each distribution list, there would still be fewer than 800
entries.

 

[Vince Averello]

If you delete one dist list can you create another one (as a test)? Also,
it's a long shot but try running ScanPST.EXE on your PST file to see if it's
damaged.

One more thing... what's the size of your PST file?

 

[mlm9]

PST file is 765,841 kb. I'll try the other suggestions now.

 

[mlm9]

Thank you, Vince.

Deleting an old distribution list seems to have done the trick. I was able
to create the new one.

Thanks again.