ost file size increased after delete

[Yba]

Hello,
I have Outlook 2003. My ost file was something around 1.5 GB in size. As I
had storage limitation issues in the server, I had to delete lots of emails
with attachments (deleted beyond recovery.) After doing that, the ost file
became 1.7, thus some additional 200 MB have added to the file size.

What am I looking at here?

Regards
Yba

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can compress the ost-file via;
Right click the root of your mailbox (this is the folder that contains
Outlook Today) and choose Properties. In the new dialog click Advanced… and
then choose the tab Advanced. At the bottom press the button Offline Folder
File Settings… and in the popup press the Compact Now button.