Outlook Maintenance

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Peter

Besides compacting under right click Personal Folders/Properties/Advanced
button/Compact, are there any other maintenance routines that are
recommended?

Thanks,

Peter
 
Generally no, but it might depend on your version of Outlook as to whether
there are other things you should be watching.
 
I'm using Outlook 2003.

Peter

DL said:
Generally no, but it might depend on your version of Outlook as to whether
there are other things you should be watching.
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Then no, provided you are using the 2003 default data file, and not an
earlier version data file ported over from a previous version of Outlook.
BTW Compacting probably wont show any size reduction unless you have removed
a substantial amount of data, so dont go overboard with Compacting.
Also Archive - dont know wether this could be refered to as maintenence.
 
You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST file
often.
 
Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

Russ Valentine said:
You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

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[MVP-Outlook]
Peter said:
I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.
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Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Peter said:
Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

Russ Valentine said:
You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Peter said:
I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter
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Thanks. It found errors and successfully repaired them.

Peter

Russ Valentine said:
Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Peter said:
Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter

Russ Valentine said:
You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter
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I would run it again - just to make sure it doesn't find any additional
errors. Always good practice to keep running it until it says the data
file is clean.

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Thanks. It found errors and successfully repaired them.

Peter

Already well documented. Surprised you needed to ask.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272227/en-us

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Where do I find the Inbox Repair Tool?

Peter


You should run the Inbox Repair Tool periodically and back up your PST
file often.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I forgot to mention that I am using Outlook 2003.


Besides compacting under right click Personal
Folders/Properties/Advanced button/Compact, are there any other
maintenance routines that are recommended?

Thanks,

Peter
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