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sorry, I did drag and drop them, so that moved them, correct? &nbsp;<br />
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If I tell the OST compact itself, does that also work?
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sorry, I did drag and drop them, so that moved them, correct?  

If I tell the OST compact itself, does that also work?

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&gt;&gt; sorry, I did drag and drop them, so that moved them, correct? &nbsp;<br />
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Yes, dragging and dropping moves the emails. &nbsp;All you have do now is compact the file.
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>> sorry, I did drag and drop them, so that moved them, correct?  

Yes, dragging and dropping moves the emails.  All you have do now is compact the file.

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jjacksn, you need to compact the folder to gain the space savings. &nbsp;Any update?
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jjacksn, you need to compact the folder to gain the space savings.  Any update?

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I just moved a bunch of items to my archive folder, but my ost file remained the same size. &nbsp;Do these changes take a while to be reflected by the server? &nbsp;do OST files not shrink? &nbsp;<br />
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Also, i copied a bunch of files from one PST to another, and it also did not shrink.
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I just moved a bunch of items to my archive folder, but my ost file remained the same size.  Do these changes take a while to be reflected by the server?  do OST files not shrink?  

Also, i copied a bunch of files from one PST to another, and it also did not shrink.

how to shrink OST file?

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.