Outlook 2000, Exchange 2003, emails being stored locally in pst.
Pst was getting close to 2G limit, I archived nearly 600MB of stuff &
deleted.
Pst file still remains at nearly 2g & compact now doesn't do anything.
Why is this not working?

You might have to compact more than once to get the file size to go down

"Crash Fistfight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Outlook 2000, Exchange 2003, emails being stored locally in pst.
> Pst was getting close to 2G limit, I archived nearly 600MB of stuff &
> deleted.
> Pst file still remains at nearly 2g & compact now doesn't do anything.
> Why is this not working?

I have tried, several times.
The progress bar clears the screen almost immediately.
I have upgraded to Outlook 2003, as I had planned to do, since we now have
an Exchange server.
I had hoped that with Outlook 2003 being able to handle larger pst files, it
would open fine, but it doesn't.
Any suggestions on repairing?

"Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CD2E47A1-A7C0-4B1B-A539-(E-Mail Removed)...
> You might have to compact more than once to get the file size to go down
>
> "Crash Fistfight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Outlook 2000, Exchange 2003, emails being stored locally in pst.
>> Pst was getting close to 2G limit, I archived nearly 600MB of stuff &
>> deleted.
>> Pst file still remains at nearly 2g & compact now doesn't do anything.
>> Why is this not working?
>

OL2003 can handle larger PSTs but they have to be in the new format, the old
format is limited to 2GB. You'd have to create a new empty one then
drag/drop the items from the old one into it

There's also info on 2GB PSTs here:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have tried, several times.
> The progress bar clears the screen almost immediately.
> I have upgraded to Outlook 2003, as I had planned to do, since we now have
> an Exchange server.
> I had hoped that with Outlook 2003 being able to handle larger pst files,
> it would open fine, but it doesn't.
> Any suggestions on repairing?

You can try Stellar Compact PST File software which will reduce your 2GB PST file to a considerable limit. The software scans entire Outlook data file and compacts PST file items like emails, contacts, notes, attachments etc & hence saves them from corruption by reducing their size & thereby reducing the whole pst file size.

> On Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:52 AM Crash Fistfight wrote:

> Outlook 2000, Exchange 2003, emails being stored locally in pst.
> Pst was getting close to 2G limit, I archived nearly 600MB of stuff &
> deleted.
> Pst file still remains at nearly 2g & compact now doesn't do anything.
> Why is this not working?


>> On Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:12 AM Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

>> You might have to compact more than once to get the file size to go down


>>> On Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:53 PM Mike wrote:

>>> I have tried, several times.
>>> The progress bar clears the screen almost immediately.
>>> I have upgraded to Outlook 2003, as I had planned to do, since we now have
>>> an Exchange server.
>>> I had hoped that with Outlook 2003 being able to handle larger pst files, it
>>> would open fine, but it doesn't.
>>> Any suggestions on repairing?
>>>
>>> "Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:CD2E47A1-A7C0-4B1B-A539-(E-Mail Removed)...


>>>> On Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:18 PM Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

>>>> OL2003 can handle larger PSTs but they have to be in the new format, the old
>>>> format is limited to 2GB. You'd have to create a new empty one then
>>>> drag/drop the items from the old one into it
>>>>
>>>> There's also info on 2GB PSTs here:
>>>> http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...


>>>> Submitted via EggHeadCafe
>>>> Merging SharePoint List Data into Word Documents
>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...documents.aspx

Another deadhead from egghead playing with a 3 year old post

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"MOHIT MATHUR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You can try Stellar Compact PST File software which will reduce your 2GB PST file to a considerable limit. The software scans entire Outlook data file and compacts PST file items like emails, contacts, notes, attachments etc & hence saves them from corruption by reducing their size & thereby reducing the whole pst file size.
>
>> On Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:52 AM Crash Fistfight wrote: