.pst 2GB limit question

[Aaron Prohaska]

Can anyone tell me what the correct solution would be to a situation
where we are going to have .pst files that are over the 1.5 - 2GB limit?
How as a business are we supposed to deal with this sort of problem when
we receive a large volume of email. As far as I know Microsoft doesn't
make a higher end version of Outlook that supports a larger .pst file.

Regards,

Aaron Prohaska

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Wrench Science Inc.
http://www.wrenchScience.com/
Phone: 510.841.4748 x206
Fax: 510.841.4708
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[Rifleman]

Can anyone tell me what the correct solution would be to a situation
where we are going to have .pst files that are over the 1.5 - 2GB limit?
How as a business are we supposed to deal with this sort of problem when
we receive a large volume of email.

Auto archive. Jings - I used to be management Accountant for a SE 250
company and my pst NEVER EVER got anywhere near that size.............

 

[frank caraballo]

1. The max is 1.82GB and it is not recommended. Office sp1 was suppose to
take of this problem up 2.0GB, still not recommended.
2. If you don't want to auto archive, then start creating additional
personal folders and named them what ever you want.
3. Again, if you need to have such a large pst, then try to keep it to a
minimun between 500MB and 800MB
4. Just because someone has not had problem with such a large pst, doesn't
mean it's not going to happen.
All you need is one peice of email that gets corrupted and their goes your
pst. And if your are lucky, you just might be able to repair it. MAYBE
Now you need to ask yourself, DO I FEEL LUCKY
Good luck

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can upgrade to Outlook 2003 whose unicode format for .pst files will
theoretically allow 32 terabyte files. Currently, the default limit for the
2003 ..pst file is 20 gigs.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Aaron Prohaska
asked:

| Can anyone tell me what the correct solution would be to a situation
| where we are going to have .pst files that are over the 1.5 - 2GB
| limit? How as a business are we supposed to deal with this sort of
| problem when we receive a large volume of email. As far as I know
| Microsoft doesn't make a higher end version of Outlook that supports
| a larger .pst file.
|
| Regards,
|
| Aaron Prohaska
|
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| Wrench Science Inc.
| http://www.wrenchScience.com/
| Phone: 510.841.4748 x206
| Fax: 510.841.4708
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[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2003 introduces a new Unicode .PST format that does not have the 2GB
limit. It's not compatible with older versions of Outlook, though.

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MVP - Outlook

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[Brian Tillman]

Can anyone tell me what the correct solution would be to a situation
where we are going to have .pst files that are over the 1.5 - 2GB
limit?

For Outlook versions prior to Outlook 2003, the correct way is to use
multiple PST files.

How as a business are we supposed to deal with this sort of
problem when we receive a large volume of email.

See above.

As far as I know
Microsoft doesn't make a higher end version of Outlook that supports
a larger .pst file.

You obviously haven't heard of Outlook 2003, providing a 30 Gb limit on the
PST file.

 

[Brian Tillman]

3. Again, if you need to have such a large pst, then try to keep it
to a minimun between 500MB and 800MB

I should think you meant "maximum". You can't force a PST to have a minimum
of 500 to 800 Mb.
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

 

[frank caraballo]

I stand corrected, Sorry for the mistake. It is maximum. Thank you.