Re: pst file too big..will not archive
- From: "DL" <address@invalid>
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:11:46 -0000
Outlook archive works on the modifies date, by importing mail all modified
dates have been set to the Import date.
If on the other hand in Outlook Express you Export msgs the modified date
are not changed, therefore archive will function
Outllook 2007 can deal with a data file of 20gb +
Clear/perminently delete you mail within Outlook, close Outlook, in Express
Export your msgs
(dont touch your Outlook Contacts)
"Art Nittskoff" <ArtNittskoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DL,
Thanks for the reply.
I am not quite sure I understand what I should do.
First of all, I am using Outlook 2007
I have not really started using it full time, so I can easily wipe out the
contacts and all the mail folders and start over.
I have dozens of mail folders that are located in the Personal Folders
section.
I have about 3,000 contacts (maybe that is what makes the PST file so big)
In these mail folders, I have stored emails going back years. I checked
the
folders and they have all the emails in them WITH the correct dates (In
other
words, not the date of the file import)
I looked at the file import process and it does not look like there was a
choice to import them another way.
Like I said, I can delete everything and start over...so please tell me
what
to do.
ALSO NOTE,
When I scroll down under the mail folders, I do see an ARCHIVE folder and
another list of all the same folders...but there is nothing in any of
them.
Would it be easy to just manually drop and drag all the old items from the
current folder to the archived one?
Art
--
Thanks Very Much!
Art Nittskoff
"DL" wrote:
Your mistake was Importing (Outlook >Import > Outlook Express) as all
will have been set to the Import date, thus nothing is older than the
import
date.
How you proceed depends; Personally I would use the mail applet, or data
management to create a new data file and set that as the default mail
store,
then close the origonal data file (the one that contains your imported
mail)
Then in Outlook Express export your msgs to Outlook. You can then
archive,
though you might consider as to whether you want to create several
archives
based on different date criteria
Oh and you dont mention your version of Outllook, which often helps if
you
have an outlook question.
"Art Nittskoff" <ArtNittskoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am a new user and imported everything from Outlook Express.
I have lots of persoanl folders and LOTS of old emails. My PST folder
is
almost 9 megs.
I compacted all the folders and I tried to archive them telling it to
archive everything over 3 months old. (I have emails that are 5 years
old
in
the folders)
It looked like it archived. It created all the archive folders, but
they
are
all empty. What am i doing wrong?
Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!
Art
--
Thanks Very Much!
Art Nittskoff
.
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