pst file size

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Basharat A. Javaid

I started out with pst file of 2.1GB. I deleted many thousands of old
emails from the InBox & Sent folders but the file size did not budge very
much. For example, number of emails in the InBox went down from 8,000+ to
3,000 or so!

Why did the pst file size not reduce significantly - I expected at least
50%+ reduction.


Basharat.
 
Close Outlook. Open Outlook and take another look. I think that's all it
takes to show you the new smaller size.

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Judy Gleeson
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I tried many times even after having turned off the computer overnight, but
the file size was the same.
 
Not really. I wanted to archive emails more than two years old (I
frequently have to dig up old emails). The archive function allows up to 60
days old files only. So I backed up my large pest file and then created a
smaller file by deleting emails older than two years. May be not an
efficient way to accomplish my goal but I didn't any other way.

Thanks,

Basharat.
 
Unless this a corporate environment in which restrictions have been set, the
archive function enables you to select the date upon which archive works
If you are able to create a new pst then you only need to move files to the
new pst, which can remain open within outlook
 
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