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MS Office Forum / Outlook / 3rd Party Utilities / August 2004PST Compression Tools
Hi I have a user who is having problems with the PST file. It's not quite at the 2GB limit but the pst file will not open at all, in fact Outlook locks up when trying to access the file. I am looking for an external compression program that I could use to make the file smaller in hopes that it will open so I can recover the data. We have had no luck with scanpst it keeps crashing while trying to run on the pst file. Has anyone else had an issue like this. Thanks for any advice Regards, James Robb the max for a pst is about 1.80... so if it's closer to 2GB, you'll need to use a hex editor to trim some of the file off then run scanpst. http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm  SignatureDiane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Regards, > James Robb James Robb wrote: > I have a user who is having problems with the PST file. > It's not quite at the 2GB limit but the pst file will not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Has anyone else had an issue like this. > the max for a pst is about 1.80... so if it's closer to 2GB, you'll > need to use a hex editor to trim some of the file off then run > scanpst. http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm I thought there was NO LIMIT for Outlook 2003 PST files now.. Well, not NO LIMIT - but some ridiculous limit... Signature<- Shenan -> -- The information is provided "as is", with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy or timeliness, and without warranties of any kind, express or implied. In other words, read up before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately responsible for your actions. Try PSTManager at www.addonmail.com which compacts PST files OUTSIDE Outlook. If lucky, you will decrease the size and then be successful to open it with Outlook. Demo version available for 30 days. Gilles > James Robb wrote: > > I have a user who is having problems with the PST file. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I thought there was NO LIMIT for Outlook 2003 PST files now.. Well, not NO > LIMIT - but some ridiculous limit... > I thought there was NO LIMIT for Outlook 2003 PST files now.. Well, not NO > LIMIT - but some ridiculous limit... Outlook 2003's Unicode psts have a practical limit of 20GB, but it can be expanded to 3 TB. Ol2002 and lower or ANSI pst formats in OL2003 have a practical limit of 1.8 GB and fail at 2GB. Since the person didn't mention the version or pst format, we can only go by the information provided - that it was near 2 GB, locking up and scanpst failed. SignatureDiane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide) Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/ Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/ James Robb wrote: > I have a user who is having problems with the PST file. > It's not quite at the 2GB limit but the pst file will not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > data. We have had no luck with scanpst it keeps crashing > while trying to run on the pst file. > the max for a pst is about 1.80... so if it's closer to 2GB, you'll > need to use a hex editor to trim some of the file off then run > scanpst. http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.htm Shenan wrote: > I thought there was NO LIMIT for Outlook 2003 PST files now.. Well, > not NO LIMIT - but some ridiculous limit... > Outlook 2003's Unicode psts have a practical limit of 20GB, but it > can be expanded to 3 TB. Ol2002 and lower or ANSI pst formats in > OL2003 have a practical limit of 1.8 GB and fail at 2GB. Since the > person didn't mention the version or pst format, we can only go by > the information provided - that it was near 2 GB, locking up and > scanpst failed. Given, but I thought it might be faster and better just to ask the OP what version of Outlook they were running. =) Given the fact that it was over 30 days before this came back up again - I see I was incorrect - it would not be faster. Signature<- Shenan -> -- The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are getting into before you jump in with both feet. >expanded to 3 TB. Ol2002 and lower or ANSI pst formats in OL2003 have a My goodness, this is a new one for me. What unit of measure is represented by the TB?? Sounds huge! (Is it something starting to approach Star Trek's "terraquads" of computer info??? It was something like that in the show ... <g>) Hi Please checkout the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296088 Regards Kailash
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