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Outlook Folder Size Issue .... Size vs. Total Size

I have a Outlook client conencted to Exchange 2003. The users mailbox is almost 14GB on the Exchange Server. When I look at Folder Size within Outlook, I see the size of their Inbox is Size=5GB Total Size=10GB. What would be causing these differnet sizes?

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MrLonandB

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hookssystems

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So in the "Folder Size" dialog box, you're saying that "Size"=OST size and "Total Size"=Size of mailbox on server? Just wanting to make sure I understand.

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Nopes, folder size is accounted for each container that you see under your mailbox.
viz-a-viz inbox, calendar, journal, notes etc.

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Nitin Gupta

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hookssystems

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Well, I'll have to say I still don't completely understand. This is what I'm seeing. Within ESM I see a 14GB mailbox. In Outlook Under Folder Sizes I see the same value in "Size" and "Total Size" under every folder except Inbox. For Inbox I see a "Size" of 5547618KB in "Total Size" I see 10307732KB. As I said every other folder has the same size under both columns. I don't understand why there is a differnce in size here and nowhere else....

Nitin Gupta

Can you give me screenshot to explain

hookssystems

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Here is a screenshot of his mailbox folder sizes...
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Nitin Gupta

Hi,
I see....see Inbox Folder has around 55437699 KB size, but then the total size is inclusive of sizes of all subfolders in Inbox Folder...!!
Nothing to worry, it is by design
Thanks
Nitin