PST FILE

[TonySper]

Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that the
file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and I would
like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is running XP.
TonySper

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]]

ANSI .PST files used with Outlook 97 through Outlook 2002 can be a maximum
of 1.6 Gb, Unicode .PST files used with Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 can be
on the order of 10 terabytes.

Hal
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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to 20 GB
by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends to be
a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would move older
mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean - and faster.

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[TonySper]

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007 a
message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a file
did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away and then
outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access the emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to 20
GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends to
be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would move
older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean - and
faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that
the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and I
would like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is
running XP.
TonySper

 

[DL]

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007 a
message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a file
did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away and
then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access the
emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to 20
GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends to
be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would move
older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean - and
faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that
the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and I
would like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is
running XP.
TonySper

 

[TonySper]

I do not think it is the HD but others files accessing the pst sounds like
it could be. What other files access the pst???
TonySper

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007 a
message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a file
did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away and
then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access the
emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to
20 GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends to
be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would move
older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean - and
faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that
the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and I
would like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is
running XP.
TonySper

 

[DL]

DeskTop Search apps, fax apps, sync apps to name a few
View your comm addins within Outlook (Trust Centre)
You could also run scanpst.exe against the pst
Your hd manufacturers site should have a hd checking utility, otherwise
Seagate have a utility that may work (seatools)

I do not think it is the HD but others files accessing the pst sounds like
it could be. What other files access the pst???
TonySper

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007 a
message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a
file did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away
and then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access
the emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to
20 GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends
to be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would
move older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean -
and faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that
the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and
I would like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is
running XP.
TonySper

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.asp for aps that can keep it
open.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I do not think it is the HD but others files accessing the pst sounds like
it could be. What other files access the pst???
TonySper

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007 a
message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a
file did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away
and then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access
the emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to
20 GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends
to be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would
move older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and lean -
and faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person that
the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some problems and
I would like to know if it is because that file is just to big. He is
running XP.
TonySper

 

[Nikki Peterson]

Is Exchange Server involved?
Look into the number of items as a possible problem.
5,000 items being the limit for expected good performance.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905803

Unicode:
20GB max (default limit but can go higher - NOTE: limited by drive
format; FAT16 is limited to 2GB for a single file, FAT32 is limited
to 4GB for a single file)

Nikki

See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.asp for aps that can keep it
open.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I do not think it is the HD but others files accessing the pst sounds
like it could be. What other files access the pst???
TonySper

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007
a message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a
file did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes away
and then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you access
the emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up to
20 GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends
to be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I would
move older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small and
lean - and faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person
that the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some
problems and I would like to know if it is because that file is just
to big. He is running XP.
TonySper

 

[TonySper]

Thank you all for the help. Will look into all and see what happens.
TonySper

Is Exchange Server involved?
Look into the number of items as a possible problem.
5,000 items being the limit for expected good performance.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905803

Unicode:
20GB max (default limit but can go higher - NOTE: limited by drive
format; FAT16 is limited to 2GB for a single file, FAT32 is limited
to 4GB for a single file)

Nikki

See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.asp for aps that can keep it
open.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I do not think it is the HD but others files accessing the pst sounds
like it could be. What other files access the pst???
TonySper

This could be caused by addins or other apps accessing the pst, eg a
DTS
Equally it could be caused by a hd problem

Thanks for quick reply. The problem is each time he opens Outlook 2007
a message comes up on the bottom right corner of outlook saying that a
file did not close properly. After about 1 minute the message goes
away and then outlook runs. Even then there is a long delay when you
access the emails.
TonySper

If he is using outlook 2003 or 2007 and a unicode pst, it can be up
to 20 GB by default.

What problems is he having with it? Generally speaking, outlook tends
to be a slug as the pst grows but it should be find otherwise. I
would move older mails to an archive though, just to keep it small
and lean - and faster.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Does anyone know how large the .pst file can be?? I have a person
that the file is almost 6 Gigbytes in size. He is having some
problems and I would like to know if it is because that file is just
to big. He is running XP.
TonySper