outlook 2000 .pst file too large-won't open-how do I reduce size?

[Oneil D]

Hi- I was recently storing emails in my personal folder when I got an error
message. After investigating, it appears that my .pst folder is over-sized
(currently 2.118GB). Now that I know that the limit is 2 GB, how do I fix
this? Can't open any of my personal folders, so how do I re-open these
folders and remove content so that I can access them again? And, how can I
split these folders in the future so that I can save more emails? I know,
newer Outlook offers 20GB storage, but my corp. office isn't ready to
upgrade. Please help! Thanks-

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

See if this helps: http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp

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[Kathleen Orland]

Can you archive your mail at all? If not, try this:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ff-6f50-411d-bbdf-82019dda602e&displaylang=en

This will truncate your PST file. You can also read the following:

http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Hi- I was recently storing emails in my personal folder when I got an error
message. After investigating, it appears that my .pst folder is over-sized
(currently 2.118GB). Now that I know that the limit is 2 GB, how do I fix
this? Can't open any of my personal folders, so how do I re-open these
folders and remove content so that I can access them again? And, how can I
split these folders in the future so that I can save more emails? I know,
newer Outlook offers 20GB storage, but my corp. office isn't ready to
upgrade.

See this: http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp

 

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