My Commander has a PST File that is 1.6 GB. My question is the max size of a file for the Windows O

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Hello any support would be greatful on this

Im a System Administrator in the Air Force. My commander has a PST file that is 1.8 GB. He kept getting an error that his PST file size is maxed out and outlook wouldnt let him do anything

I had to delete his deleted items and sent items

My question is what is the maxium size of a file that windows could handle
How could I change the max size if it is possible

Thank
Jason Colian

 

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Hey I found the answer to my questio

1 Open Outloo
2 Click on Data file managemen
3 Click on appropriate Personal Folde
4 Click compact no

However Im still curious of what the max size of a PST file is
Also what is the largest single file that windows can handle
How can i change the attributes if need be

Thank
Jason

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Your commander is using Outlook as if it was a tank. Being in the air force,
he should know that tanks don't fly.

Get him to change his ways. The easiest way is to be sensible with
attachments, both in sent and in received messages: Either detach and file
them, or in most cases: detach and delete them.

The next one is to set his "Deleted Items" folder to self-cleaning: Delete
all messages that are older than two or three months. I bet he's never
retrieved a message that he deleted three months ago!

About your specific question: If your system uses an NTFS partition then you
can store files that are much larger than 1.8 GBytes. To find out the
maximum for .PST files, repost your question in an Outlook newsgroup.

Hello any support would be greatful on this.

Im a System Administrator in the Air Force. My commander has a PST file

that is 1.8 GB. He kept getting an error that his PST file size is maxed
out and outlook wouldnt let him do anything.

 

[Bob I]

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Hey I found the answer to my question

However Im still curious of what the max size of a PST file is?

2 GB

Also what is the largest single file that windows can handle?

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How can i change the attributes if need be.

You can't