Outlook data file maximum size
I am using Outlook 2002, I am geeting an error "your pst file has reached it's maximum size", that is 2GB.
I create a new data file and make the new data file as the default delivery location. After doing that it start downloading the emails from the server (yahoo in my case ), after downling the emails it already has reached 1.5 GB. After sometime I will face the same problem !!!!!!
Is there anyway I am solve this problem WITHOUT DELETING THE EMAILS.
I am not very familiar wth OL, could anyone give me a detailed solution
I create a new data file and make the new data file as the default delivery location. After doing that it start downloading the emails from the server (yahoo in my case ), after downling the emails it already has reached 1.5 GB. After sometime I will face the same problem !!!!!!
Is there anyway I am solve this problem WITHOUT DELETING THE EMAILS.
I am not very familiar wth OL, could anyone give me a detailed solution
Jerod Sanderson
upgrade your outlook client to 2003 or 2007. These versions allow your pst file to grow to 20 GB max. Outlook 2010 allows your pst file to grow to 50 GB max.
Change to pop3 vs imap and then download your mail
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I need solution without upgrading the OL.
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ve30fa ...what difference it will make? and second thing is there any solution to my problem....as if i downloaing from the exchange server...then what I can do?
Is you Outlook configuration setup to delete the downloaded messages from the Yahoo POP account? If not, it will redownload all the messages in the Yahoo POP mailbox again to the new .pst file. Note however by changing it no messages will remain in the Yahoo mailbox. So accessing Yahoo's web mail will have any of the messages already downloaded.
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I hate when I do that. The last part should be. So accessing Yahoo's web mail will NOT have any of the messages that have already been downloaded.
Well if upgrading isn't an option do as ve3ofa suggested change to pop3. Add a second pst file make some email rules to move emails as needed to the second pst file.
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hi leew....Ya i will change the setting to delet the email after downloading on the ol, but my 2nd question still resides. As i have ol 2002 at work and uses exchange servers. So it will do the same thing when it reaches 2gb ( right now, i dont know....what size of pst file i have at work). So, if I do the same thing as i did here....mean make new data file and make it default. Then new data file will load the email again from exchange server and will be of almost same size as that to old one ! SO what option ?
When connecting to Exchange, Exchange stores the mail, not outlook. I don't recall if Outlook 2002 has an Offline cache - if it does, then you'd have the problem as the OST file would be limited to 2 GB as well. You can avoid that problem by disabling the offline cache (it's a setting - if it exists for XP and is in the same place as 2003 - in the Exchange account properties in your Outlook config).
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I checked, my work pc also has pst file in local hdd....under app data.,..so is that a cache file?bt it doesn't look like cache .....can we hav multiple 2gb data files in ol 2002?
Cache files are .OST files.
You NEVER want to let the file reach 2 GB - if it hits that point, you WILL lose mail as you'll have to fix it and the fix literally deletes a few MB of items from the file. And I HAVE seen files that cannot be recovered. You can load as many PST files as you like though (at least I've never heard of a limit and have had several myself loaded at once)
You NEVER want to let the file reach 2 GB - if it hits that point, you WILL lose mail as you'll have to fix it and the fix literally deletes a few MB of items from the file. And I HAVE seen files that cannot be recovered. You can load as many PST files as you like though (at least I've never heard of a limit and have had several myself loaded at once)
@ashunnag
That link is not really applicable here since this is Outlook XP (2002) and the max size is already 2 GB and cannot be increased.
That link is not really applicable here since this is Outlook XP (2002) and the max size is already 2 GB and cannot be increased.
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@ leew
That solution works for yahoo...., but i checked on my work pc... I am a part of the domain. I am using Outlook 2002 on my TSWEB and my PST file is 1.4 GB on one of my mapped drives, so for that when it reaches around 2GB, if I make new pst file what will happen? i.e my new PST file will load all the email again from server ????? Please expalin.
That solution works for yahoo...., but i checked on my work pc... I am a part of the domain. I am using Outlook 2002 on my TSWEB and my PST file is 1.4 GB on one of my mapped drives, so for that when it reaches around 2GB, if I make new pst file what will happen? i.e my new PST file will load all the email again from server ????? Please expalin.
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@ leew
That solution works for yahoo...., but i checked on my work pc... I am a part of the domain. I am using Outlook 2002 on my TSWEB and my PST file is 1.4 GB on one of my mapped drives, so for that when it reaches around 2GB, if I make new pst file what will happen? i.e my new PST file will load all the email again from server ????? Please expalin.
I forgot to mention ...on server we have outlook exchange
That solution works for yahoo...., but i checked on my work pc... I am a part of the domain. I am using Outlook 2002 on my TSWEB and my PST file is 1.4 GB on one of my mapped drives, so for that when it reaches around 2GB, if I make new pst file what will happen? i.e my new PST file will load all the email again from server ????? Please expalin.
I forgot to mention ...on server we have outlook exchange
By default, Exchange accounts in Outlook DO NOT store mail in PST files. They "read" the mailbox on the Exchange server and directly manipulate it. Again, I don't recall if Outlook 2002 (XP) uses an offline cache - if it does, then that offline cache is a complete copy of the mailbox and subject to the limit
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Thanks all esp leew....