Does the .pst file has size limitation? ...

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This is 2nd time that my emails in outlook became inaccessible when the size of my .pst file reached 1.9GB. When launch Outlook 2000, an error message said that: "Unable to display the folder; Errors have been detected in the file C:\Document and settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Personal Folders.pst. Quit all mail-enabled applications, and then use the Inbox Repair tool.

When I use Inbox Repair Tool to scan the .pst file, it always report encounter error and cannot continue.

My questions are
1). How can I recover this .pst file
2). What is the maximum size of a single .pst file that Outlook can handle safely
3). If the size of .pst file is limited, what can I do if I need to keep the accumulated emails

Many thanks

Jack

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

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This is 2nd time that my emails in outlook became inaccessible when the

size of my .pst file reached 1.9GB. When launch Outlook 2000, an error
message said that: "Unable to display the folder; Errors have been detected
in the file C:\Document and settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Personal Folders.pst. Quit all mail-enabled
applications, and then use the Inbox Repair tool."

When I use Inbox Repair Tool to scan the .pst file, it always report

encounter error and cannot continue.

My questions are:
1). How can I recover this .pst file?

Start with http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm.

2). What is the maximum size of a single .pst file that Outlook can handle

safely?

When large table support is enabled, PST file size should not go beyond
1.8GB. Item count is 65,000 items per folder and no more than 65,000
folders per folder. FWIW, Outlook 2003 has a new personal folder format
that is limited by format of drive. Of course the downside is that the PST
file format is not backward compatible.

3). If the size of .pst file is limited, what can I do if I need to keep

the accumulated emails?

Use multiple personal folder files. For example, archive some of the data
off and store things through time periods. (I keep yearly archives.)