[mso] Re: increase the file limit of the .pst file
- From: "Christopher J. & Jo-Ann J. Spilker" <chris-jo-ann-spilker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:47:18 -0500
Wayan,
Apologies for this HTML format {I usually use Plain Text}, but, my
pasted message {below} comes out better.
You can not exceed nor alter the 2 GB limit of any Outlook *.pst file.
However, Microsoft reluctantly posted a tool you can use if your *.pst file
locks up at the upper limit. You will lose some of the e-mail in that
recovered *.pst, be aware.
The message below refers to an Exchange Server setup. I believe it
does not matter if you are using the Corporate/Workgroup or the Internet
Mail Only {IMO} setup.
It is BEST to keep all your *.pst files away from the 2 GB limit.
The following is courtesy of an e-mail I received from TechRepublic:
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Visit TechRepublic | February 13, 2003
Recover bloated PST and OST files
If a set of personal folders (PST file) grows larger than 2 GB, Outlook
stops accepting e-mail for the PST, and the user won't be able to use it.
OST files (offline stores) are affected the same way because they have a
similar size limit. Here's how to fix both.
Although there's no method for recovering 100 percent of the PST, you can
use a recovery tool to truncate the PST file so you can access it. In doing
this, though, some of the PST's contents will be lost. If this is an
acceptable solution, download Microsoft's PST2GB tool. You'll need at least
2 GB of free disk space to make a copy of the PST file.
To recover from an oversized Exchange Server offline store, follow these
steps for Outlook 2002. (Outlook 2000 is similar.)
1.. Open the Mail applet in Control Panel.
2.. Click Show Profiles, select the profile to modify, and click
Properties.
3.. Click E-mail Accounts, choose either View or Change Existing E-mail
Accounts, and click Next.
4.. Select the Exchange Server account and click Change.
5.. Click More Settings, click Advanced, and click Offline Folder File
Settings.
6.. Click Disable Offline Use, click OK twice, and click Finish.
7.. Rename the existing OST file.
8.. Connect to the Exchange Server and start Outlook.
After you clean out or archive your Exchange Server mailbox to bring it
below the 2 GB limit, you can reenable offline use and allow Outlook to
create a new OST file.
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Regards,
Christopher J. Spilker
mailto:chris-jo-ann-spilker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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