REPOST; Verify UNICODE (20gb) file?

[Stephen Porter]

Hi,

I just recently learned that older .PST files didn't automatically convert
to the newer Unicode format with the 20GB file size limit. This was after
almost losing a file that grew beyond the old 2GB limit. I've perfomed
the conversion according to instructions: make a new data file and IMPORT
all the items from the old .PST file. But since I'm now paranoid about
the whole area, is there some way to check that the new file actually is in
the new, larger format...short of waiting till it grows bigger than 2GB!

TIA.

Stephen Porter
LA, CA

 

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Hi,

I just recently learned that older .PST files didn't automatically convert
to the newer Unicode format with the 20GB file size limit. This was after
almost losing a file that grew beyond the old 2GB limit. I've perfomed
the conversion according to instructions: make a new data file and IMPORT
all the items from the old .PST file. But since I'm now paranoid about
the whole area, is there some way to check that the new file actually is in
the new, larger format...short of waiting till it grows bigger than 2GB!

TIA.

Stephen Porter
LA, CA