The .pst is still huge after archiving

[Guest]

I am using Outlook 2000. Because my pst-file now has grown to apprx 760 MB, I
wanted to archive some of the old emails.
I tried to archive all mails received, sent or modified before dec 31 2003
to a filed called archive2003.pst.
The archive2003.pst grew to apprx 460 MB, but my outlook.pst was only
reduced to 730 MB.
Is there anyone who can explain why? or what I should have done to reduce
the outlook.pst?

 

[SgtRich]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:35:05 -0800, "Roy V" <Roy

I am using Outlook 2000. Because my pst-file now has grown to apprx 760 MB, I
wanted to archive some of the old emails.
I tried to archive all mails received, sent or modified before dec 31 2003
to a filed called archive2003.pst.
The archive2003.pst grew to apprx 460 MB, but my outlook.pst was only
reduced to 730 MB.
Is there anyone who can explain why? or what I should have done to reduce
the outlook.pst?

Have you compacted your .pst file since you archived?
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<<<SgtRich>>>

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[BillR [MVP]]

Refer here on how to compact the PST:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196890

 

[Guest]

Thank you guys! That helped.
I must confess that i figured since outlook and xp is so d**n automatic, it
would be done automtically when i archived.

Thanks anyway.


BillR [MVP] skrev:

 

[BillR [MVP]]

It is compacted to an extent but never as much or as thorough as when you do
it manually.