URGENT - pst file too large

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Mellisa

My boss has a pst file that is over 2GB and now we cannot
open it. We are no longer saving anything in that file,
but she needs the old information that is in there. We
cannot lose the information contained within this file. I
had used the truncation utility, but it deleted too much
information. Does anyone have any suggestions? I hoped
maybe we could split the file or something, but since we
cannot open it I have not been able to do anything like
this. Thank you.
 
I think the truncation utility is about the best there is if there is no
(older) backup around before the limit was hit. Next possible long shot is
to try Outlook 2003 to see if the legacy pst file can be used as an import
source into the new unicode version.
 
|Hiya
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|.pst file are pain in the ....
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|We use them at work.
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|Sometimes if you just copy the file to another machine it will make it work
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|as weird as it sounds.
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|Have you also tryed using this tool?
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|http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
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|Good luck,
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|Lorna
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||> My boss has a pst file that is over 2GB and now we cannot
|> open it. We are no longer saving anything in that file,
|> but she needs the old information that is in there. We
|> cannot lose the information contained within this file. I
|> had used the truncation utility, but it deleted too much
|> information. Does anyone have any suggestions? I hoped
|> maybe we could split the file or something, but since we
|> cannot open it I have not been able to do anything like
|> this. Thank you.
|
|
|
My mind STILL boggles how anyone can get a pst file to over 2GB!!!!!!
Even working for two years in an IT plc as a management accountant my
pst NEVER got anywhere near as big as that. And that was emailing Excel
files as big as 4MB on a daily basis
 
Thank you. I will try to import it. I appreciate your
help.
-----Original Message-----
I think the truncation utility is about the best there is if there is no
(older) backup around before the limit was hit. Next possible long shot is
to try Outlook 2003 to see if the legacy pst file can be used as an import
source into the new unicode version.

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My boss has a pst file that is over 2GB and now we cannot
open it. We are no longer saving anything in that file,
but she needs the old information that is in there. We
cannot lose the information contained within this file. I
had used the truncation utility, but it deleted too much
information. Does anyone have any suggestions? I hoped
maybe we could split the file or something, but since we
cannot open it I have not been able to do anything like
this. Thank you.
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I know. I did try copying it and that still did not
work. Yes, I have tried that tool. Thanks for your help.
 
|Hiya
|
|.pst file are pain in the ....
|
|We use them at work.
|
|Sometimes if you just copy the file to another machine it will make it
|work
|
|as weird as it sounds.
|
|Have you also tryed using this tool?
|
|http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
|
|Good luck,
|
|Lorna
|
|news:[email protected]...
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My mind STILL boggles how anyone can get a pst file to over 2GB!!!!!!
Even working for two years in an IT plc as a management accountant my
pst NEVER got anywhere near as big as that. And that was emailing
Excel files as big as 4MB on a daily basis
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You'd be amazed... I worked in a large global broadcasting organization
in which correspondents would send WAV files to each other.... Several
MEGs each, several times a day. Most users were over the 2 GIG limit in a
matter of months.

Of course, they could have save the attachments elsewhere, and deleted
the messages, but then, the organizational aspects become a headache...
Viewing files (messages) by contact, with atached (email) comments, etc.
Most were freelances working on their own (no exchange server).

I can't imagine how people working with video do it.

So don't forget the people who work with media (large) attachments...
They'll be appreciating the new (larger) limit of the Outlook 2003
unicode format, for sure!
 
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