You can't have a .PST file that's larger than 2gb. once you hit 2gb you won't be able to use outlook any more. Ask Microsoft technical support for the oversized PST and OST Crop Tool http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q296 088& May wrap cut and paste the url which will trim the file down but you will lose the messages you have to delete. Alternatively try using any hex editor to remove a few characters from the middle of the file to bring the size under 2gb. on ce you can open the file again use tools | mailbox cleanup to archive some messages to a different file. _____________ PREVENT HUGE FILES There is a hox fix for outlook 2002 that stops your .PST file reaching te 2gb limit. When it hits 1.82gb you won't get any new mail, instead you will just see a warning about the file size. you will find it in the October 2001 update at office.Microsoft.com hth Tina AccessFP - FrontPage Resource Centre Site - http://www.accessfp.net/ Journal - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPJournal Ezine & Forums - http://anyfrontpage.com/ FREE FP E-Books Tina's FrontPage News http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/ByAuthor.htm#tina ************************************************************* 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?Subject=unsubscribe 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 *************************************************************