Re: Outlook 2003 PST file problem

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From: Rob (Rob_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 20:23:01 -0700

The PST is only 426MB in size so it's well below the 2GB limit. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Rob

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Is the file in question at or near 2GB? Any .PST file created by Outlook
> 97-2002 or in the old 97-2002 format is subject to the 2GB limit. Look here
> for more information:
>
> http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm
>
> --
> Jocelyn Fiorello
> MVP - Outlook
>
> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
> reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***
>
>
> In news:769C3236-0F22-489E-92E9-93E99080B1BB@microsoft.com,
> Rob wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Recently had to reimage my workstation from Windows 2000 with Office
> > XP to Windows XP SP1 with Office 2003. I copied all of my data
> > (including my 426MB PST file) to a network share and after imaging my
> > workstation, copied all the data back. Emails are not delivered to
> > this PST file, just used as an archive for messages. After setting
> > up Outlook 2003, I tried to open my PST file by doing the following:
> >
> > File > Data File Management > Add > selected Outlook 97-2002 Personal
> > Folders File (.pst) > clicked OK > browsed to the location of my PST
> > file and received the following error message: "The file C:\Outlook
> > Data\093002.pst has reached it's maximum size. To reduce the amount
> > of data in this file, select some of the files that you nolonger
> > need, then permanently (shift + del) delete them."
> >
> > File and directory permissions are not an issue. Any help would be
> > greatly appreciated. Please respond here or email me at
> > rpaz61@hotmail.com
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rob
>
>
>

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