Re: What has MS got against "2GB"?

From: Oliver Vukovics (trash_at_outlookstore.de)
Date: 09/03/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 16:28:25 +0200

To maintain the PST files this steps could also be helpfull:

Start regularly "scanpst.exe".
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm

Regularly compress the PST files (very important).
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6247-0.html?forumID=12&threadID=103136&mess
ageID=652031

All "folders" must have less than ~16.000 items (if big tables are not
selected)
All "folders" must have less than ~64.000 items (if big tables are selected)

To start regularly "fixmapi.exe"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228457

>"storage strategies"

You can save also your emails as "msg" files directly on your Harddisk in
one or more folder. You can move your "old" emails directly from outlook
onto your harddisk. Try this at first with a few one, not with all emails,
but I would prefer Outlook 2003. 

--
Oliver Vukovics
Public OutLook: Share Outlook without Exchange
Public SyncTool: Outlook PST Synchronization
www.outlookstore.com
Pete wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm encountering two problems relating to size, one with MS Access
> database files and intermittent problems with my Outlook personal
> folders.
>
> I'll not focus on Access being in the Outlook group, but in both
> apps, it appears files greater (or even approaching) 2GB in size
> causes issues. Why? Surely in the age of cheap HDD, standard systems
> with 80Gb+, why are these apps constrained?
>
> In Outlook 2000 (running under W2K), I have numerous personal folders,
> ranging in size from 600KB to about 1.3GB.
>
> However, every now and then (as often as twice a day sometimes, but
> some days not at all) I'll click on a personal folder and get a
> message about the file not being accessible. But not just that
> personal folder, after that, almost all of them become inaccessible.
>
> I just can't for the life of me figure this out. Has it reached a
> point where I need to create even more personal folders (I have about
> 13 now) just to ensure the file sizes are kept under 1GB? Does anyone
> else have any "storage strategies" they can share to help me manage
> my mails?
>
> And of course, the big question, does anyone know if someday the MS
> 2GB limit will be removed and we can enjoy the freedom we surely
> should expect with today's software?
>
> Cheers,
> Pete

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