Okay to delete old .pst files?

[BudV]

WinXP Home SP2. While nosing around Outlook Data Files, I found a bunch of
apparently old .pst files under. I'm sure I can delete them, but I'd feel
better if somebody with more experience told me so.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

You are safe to delete them, provided they've been closed and are not
attached to any Outlook profiles.

Hal
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[Pat Willener]

If they have a size of 265KB, then they are empty. If they are bigger,
you can open each one with Outlook, to check if they contain any useful
data.

 

[Brian Tillman]

WinXP Home SP2. While nosing around Outlook Data Files, I found a
bunch of apparently old .pst files under. I'm sure I can delete
them, but I'd feel better if somebody with more experience told me so.

In Outlook click File>Data File Management and see what PSTs you're
referencing. Also examine Tools>Options>Other>AutoArchive and see if you're
referencing any archive PSTs. Any PST on disk that is not contained in
those places is a candidate for deletion.