Outlook 2003 PST help.

[Chris Whitman]

Hey guys,

I am running into an issue with Outlook 2003 where its telling me my PST file has reached its MAX size of 2gigs.

Now I was doing some research online and I was underthe impression that Outlook 2003 was a Unlimited PST file size..



I checked the properties of the current PST file on this computer and it says its a Outlook 97-2002 PST file. Which I am guessing is the problem.



How do I convert the OST file so it is a 2003 PST file?



My Archive PST file is the same and won't allow me to add to it also.



Any help would be great.



Cheers

Whit

 

[George C]

Whit,

I have never had to do this personally but these directions look promising. It is not automatic so you will need to do a few steps. On another note you should really think about decreasing the size of the pst. 2gb is a lot of data to be kept in a pst file. You can start having corruptions, etc.



George

 

[Jose Ayala]

Chris, are you running Windows 2000?



If you are, that's the limit for your PST files, you can create new ones and you can have up to another 2 gigs, but maybe look for Windows XP, this one will give you more options, i.e. no liit on your pst files.



Good luck.



Jose

 

[Area 51]

If you follow the directions (albeit short) on the link George C gave you, you can accomplish what you want.



Outlook 2003 has a pst file size of 20 gig vs the older 2 gig size.



Here is another link that will describe it a little more.



http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid43_gci1226189,00.html

as well as a link to a tool that might help you if your PST is getting or is corrupt from hitting the 2 gig size.

 

[Chris Whitman]

Thanks guys that did the trick... The Computer was running Windows XP Pro by the way.



Ya I know that 2gig is getting big and file corruption might happen... Its a client and he gets a ton of mail daily as he runs radio ads for Financial Stuff....

So the issue is I am trying to keep it around 2gig and than I have it Archive everything else older than 4 months. His Archive file will get huge quick.



Wondering what else I might want to try in this office??



Cheers

Whit