Large e-mail database - MS Outlook 2003 ?

[Zaposlenik]

Hi,

what is the maximum size of *.pst file for Outlook 2003 ?

I have about 1,7 GB of mails, and I can't delete any of them cause all
of them are important to me.

What can I do if I want to have more then 2 GB mails - to be able to
search and look them also?

Can I have large e-mail database in MS Outlook 2003 ?

How can I avoid corruption of *.pst file - and when the corruption is
possible?

I would be very appreciate if someone could give me the answers.

Thanks

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

I'd make sure to auto-archive mail items to another PST file which is also
searchable.

 

[Zaposlenik]

I was thinking something about that, but I didn't know what will
happen with my e-mails if I put them in archive.

I didn't know that archive files are also searchable.

Thanks


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[Zaposlenik]

Sorry, but how can i make auto-archive?

How to specify parameters?

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[Brian Tillman]

what is the maximum size of *.pst file for Outlook 2003 ?

20 GB for starters, but it can be made larger with registry settings.

I have about 1,7 GB of mails, and I can't delete any of them cause all
of them are important to me.

What can I do if I want to have more then 2 GB mails - to be able to
search and look them also?

Search works just fine for however much is in the PST. What problems are
you having with it?

Can I have large e-mail database in MS Outlook 2003 ?

Included already. Make sure you use a Unicode PST and not an ANSI PST.

How can I avoid corruption of *.pst file - and when the corruption is
possible?

Make sure you don't host your PST on a network share and make frequent
backups.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Sorry, but how can i make auto-archive?

How to specify parameters?

Tools>Options>Other>AutoArchive.
You can also look in Help for "autoarchive".

 

[DL]

To add; you can have your Archive open within OL, its just another pst
PS As they are important to you I assume you have a backup?

Sorry, but how can i make auto-archive?

How to specify parameters?

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] je napisao/la:

I'd make sure to auto-archive mail items to another PST file which is also
searchable.

 

[Zaposlenik]

Brian Tillman je napisao/la:

20 GB for starters, but it can be made larger with registry settings.

20 GB you say - great
I thought it was 2 GB... 20GB is enough for me.

Is it OK if I have one pst file large about 3-4 GB?
Is it safe to have that large file? What about corruption and
restoration of that big file in case of backup?

Search works just fine for however much is in the PST. What problems are
you having with it?

I don't have any problems. I want to transfer large e-mail databases
from OE6 to MS Outlook 2003 so I'am searching for some info before I
do that.

Search is very important, cause if you have about 3000-4000 mails you
can't do anything without that tool.

Included already. Make sure you use a Unicode PST and not an ANSI PST.

How can I check do I use Unicode or ANSI PST ??
I'am using default settings so I suppose that I use Unicode.

Make sure you don't host your PST on a network share and make frequent
backups.

I won't use network shares and I'll do backups frequently. Could you
recommend me some free software for making backups?

Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

20 GB you say - great
I thought it was 2 GB... 20GB is enough for me.

It was 2 GB prior to OL 2003. You must create such a PST in OUtlook 2003 or
2007, though. If you have one from a prior version of Outlook, it won't be
converted automatically.

Is it OK if I have one pst file large about 3-4 GB?
Sure.

Is it safe to have that large file?

As safe as any other data on your hard drive.

What about corruption and restoration of that big file in case of backup?

What problems do you anticipate? Backups of files of 4 GB aren't too bad
for disk-to-disk or disk-to-flash transfers. It depends on the bandwidth
between the PC and the backup device. If I've done the math correctly,
copying a 4 GB file in, say, ten minutes over a network would require a
bandwidth of 6.8 megabytes per second or about 68 Mb/sec. A 100 Mb/sec
network connection could handle that, but a wireless-G connection would take
closer to 20 minutes to transfer a file that size.

I don't see a 4 GB PST being substantially more prone to corruption than a 1
GB PST, but that's why you back up frequently. Were I doing it, I'd test
the backup as well by opening it in Outlook after creating it.

 

[Zaposlenik]

Thanks Brian, you were great help for me!


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