When attempting to move an email from the "Inbox" to another email folder I'm
getting a pop up box that states "The file c:\docs and
sttg's\admin\mydocs\outlook\backup.pst has reached it's maximum size. To
reduce the amount of data in this file, select some items that you no longer
need, then permanently (shift+del) delete them."

I've tried compacting the backup.pst file subfolder in the Outook file
folder which didn't work to allow the requested action.

What version of outlook - your subject line was truncated as it was too
long -
What size are all your pst files?
If its outlook2k there is a size limit to any pst of 2gb, allthough problems
can occur at 1.6gb


"Platman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FD444366-CDD4-41FB-B311-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When attempting to move an email from the "Inbox" to another email folder
> I'm
> getting a pop up box that states "The file c:\docs and
> sttg's\admin\mydocs\outlook\backup.pst has reached it's maximum size. To
> reduce the amount of data in this file, select some items that you no
> longer
> need, then permanently (shift+del) delete them."
>
> I've tried compacting the backup.pst file subfolder in the Outook file
> folder which didn't work to allow the requested action.

Thanks for getting back to me. It's Outlook 2002. I understand there is a 2GB
limit on size. According to the pop up instructions I need to go into the
file and delete some info but I can't open it to do so. Tried compacting it
to reduce space but that didn't work, either.

"DL" wrote:

> What version of outlook - your subject line was truncated as it was too
> long -
> What size are all your pst files?
> If its outlook2k there is a size limit to any pst of 2gb, allthough problems
> can occur at 1.6gb
>
>
> "Platman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FD444366-CDD4-41FB-B311-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When attempting to move an email from the "Inbox" to another email folder
> > I'm
> > getting a pop up box that states "The file c:\docs and
> > sttg's\admin\mydocs\outlook\backup.pst has reached it's maximum size. To
> > reduce the amount of data in this file, select some items that you no
> > longer
> > need, then permanently (shift+del) delete them."
> >
> > I've tried compacting the backup.pst file subfolder in the Outook file
> > folder which didn't work to allow the requested action.
>
>
>

If you are able to open the backup pst within OL, create a new data file &
move data to it.
And if you are using the default OL backup addin configure it to backup to a
newname pst - it will be created when run
Also look at the archive options, maybe create archives by year?
OL doesnt have to be open to use 'reduce file size tool'
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296088


"Platman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ED687275-D1C8-418F-BFEA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for getting back to me. It's Outlook 2002. I understand there is a
> 2GB
> limit on size. According to the pop up instructions I need to go into the
> file and delete some info but I can't open it to do so. Tried compacting
> it
> to reduce space but that didn't work, either.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> What version of outlook - your subject line was truncated as it was too
>> long -
>> What size are all your pst files?
>> If its outlook2k there is a size limit to any pst of 2gb, allthough
>> problems
>> can occur at 1.6gb
>>
>>
>> "Platman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:FD444366-CDD4-41FB-B311-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When attempting to move an email from the "Inbox" to another email
>> > folder
>> > I'm
>> > getting a pop up box that states "The file c:\docs and
>> > sttg's\admin\mydocs\outlook\backup.pst has reached it's maximum size.
>> > To
>> > reduce the amount of data in this file, select some items that you no
>> > longer
>> > need, then permanently (shift+del) delete them."
>> >
>> > I've tried compacting the backup.pst file subfolder in the Outook file
>> > folder which didn't work to allow the requested action.
>>
>>
>>