How can I open pst outside of Outlook...

[Guest]

How can I open a pst, that is apparently too large for Outlook2000, so I can
reduce the size by deleting everything in the delete folder for instance?
Can it be opened with WordPad or ...? As I've read in other posts I'm
experiencing the same thing, SCANPST.EXE stops at phase 4 and reading still
other posts, apparently the problem is my pst file is too large--2,088,880 kb
(that's over 2 GB, right?). Outlook will not open it. I've learned my
lesson--I will do back-ups, I will delete more, I'll do whatever I can--I
just would like my old pst back--I repent...

Thanks, Marie.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

..pst files cannot be opened by any application except Outlook. Try this for
some assistance:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Marie asked:

| How can I open a pst, that is apparently too large for Outlook2000,
| so I can reduce the size by deleting everything in the delete folder
| for instance? Can it be opened with WordPad or ...? As I've read in
| other posts I'm experiencing the same thing, SCANPST.EXE stops at
| phase 4 and reading still other posts, apparently the problem is my
| pst file is too large--2,088,880 kb (that's over 2 GB, right?).
| Outlook will not open it. I've learned my lesson--I will do
| back-ups, I will delete more, I'll do whatever I can--I just would
| like my old pst back--I repent...
|
| Thanks, Marie.

 

[Guest]

Thanks so much Milly!