Have a 10GB PST file but cant archive since need easy access Any I

[ghu]

I have a .PST file that is 10gig big. It has thousands of emails. (in Outlook
'07)

Now I don't need all of them right in front of me, however, I cant archive
them, as I have to have it easy to go back to read one of them.

But the whole system is running slow.

Is there a way I can move them into either a separate program or in a way
they dont load by default, only when I need to look at them?

Thanks

 

[Gordon]

I have a .PST file that is 10gig big. It has thousands of emails. (in
Outlook
'07)

Is there a way I can move them into either a separate program or in a way
they dont load by default, only when I need to look at them?

That's exactly what archiving does. It puts data into a separate pst file
that you can open and close at will within Outlook. What did you think
archiving did?

 

[ghu]

I thought you have to import it in order to view the archive.
If not, how do you view the content?

Thanks

 

[Gordon]

I thought you have to import it in order to view the archive.
If not, how do you view the content?

In Outlook do File-Open-Outlook Data file. If the archive file was created
in the default location, it will automatically show.
And no, you should NEVER import Outlook data.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

....and to amplify what Gordon said, once you open the Archive folder it will
appear on your navigation pane unless you close it. Allowing very easy
access to your archived messages.

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