The maximum usable size is listed as 2GB but it's actually about 1.83 GB. Anything larger than that is unstable and will likely cause data loss. Once a PST reaches that size you'll need to run the PST crop tool from Microsoft. Read this TechTrax article for info about how to better manage your email files to allow you to easily split them up into smaller subcatagory files that are still easily accessible. That's how I do it and it's much easier. You DON'T need 2 gig's worth of mail to open/close every day!!! Divide out your stuff into groups. I have web sites, tech mail, consulting, etc. Then I keep one smaller set of folders for most recent mail...and then copy that stuff when it gets older...over to the other files so keep stored for reference/backup on my HD or, later, CDs. http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=52 I LITERALLY have all my saved email...back to 1996! (I started on the web in 95...but I was too much of a newbie to understand how to save all that stuff. Good thing, too...it's pretty embarrassing, I'm sure!<hee, hee> But I can pull up email from 1996 in a couple seconds from my files! But my current email is about 200 meg. Granted, I've been busy and haven't chopped up the junk in there now or it would be a lot smaller. Have a lot of filing to do!<wink> Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 7:24 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Microsoft Outlook - Office 2000 Hi Dian, I'm not the one asking the question but you do bring up questions I've always wondered. How big is considered huge and what is Outlook's limits? Pam -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dian Chapman Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:28 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Microsoft Outlook - Office 2000 How big is your email file? If it's suddenly gotten huge or is reaching it's limits...that could be causing problems opening/accessing it? Dian Chapman ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************