Outlook Maintenance

[Peter]

Besides compacting under right click Personal Folders/Properties/Advanced
button/Compact, are there any other maintenance routines that are
recommended?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Peter]

I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.

 

[DL]

Generally no, but it might depend on your version of Outlook as to whether
there are other things you should be watching.

 

[Peter]

I'm using Outlook 2003.

Peter

Generally no, but it might depend on your version of Outlook as to whether
there are other things you should be watching.

 

[DL]

Then no, provided you are using the 2003 default data file, and not an
earlier version data file ported over from a previous version of Outlook.
BTW Compacting probably wont show any size reduction unless you have removed
a substantial amount of data, so dont go overboard with Compacting.
Also Archive - dont know wether this could be refered to as maintenence.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST file
often.

 

[Peter]

Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Peter]

Thanks. It found errors and successfully repaired them.

Peter

Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

I would run it again - just to make sure it doesn't find any additional
errors. Always good practice to keep running it until it says the data
file is clean.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

Thanks. It found errors and successfully repaired them.

Peter

Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter


You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Peter]

Thanks, I did and no errors.

Peter.

I would run it again - just to make sure it doesn't find any additional
errors. Always good practice to keep running it until it says the data
file is clean.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q