Large .PST file

[501]

Once .PST file gets over 1.5GB, problem begin. Microsoft's solution to a large .PST file is to Archive old sent, recieved etc. mail.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/books/troubleshooting/solutions/292.asp

This is what I want to do, but my question is when I Archive the e-mail that I want, It creates another .PST file called example, "Sent_Mail_2003.PST" that could be a size of 60MB. If the orginal .PST file was 1.7 GB before I did the Archive, should it not be smaller after I have completed the archive. Instead, the original .PST file is still the same size and I now have the additional one @ 60MB. Does any one have any expeince with this?

Thanks.

 

[Dreamboat]

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[Marcs41]

It will not get smaller until you compress it.
See Help - compress PST.

It will give you

"A data file is a Personal Folders file (.pst). If you delete items from a data file, the size of the file will not change unless you compact the file. Compacting the file might take several minutes.

On the File menu, click Data File Management.
Click the data file that you want to compact, and then click Settings.
Click Compact Now."



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[501]

2002 SP3

 

[Marcs41]

Right click Personal Folders - Properties - Advanced - Compact now

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