auto archive - how to access after?

[mosh]

hi guys.

i have an outlook.pst file of about 1.4 GB - quite big, and still growing...
i gt reminders every now and again to atoc archive, but generally say no,
'cos i'm scared i wont be able to find the email afterwards...
so can some one help me -
1) will auto-archiving decrease the pst file size?
2) how will i be able to access/search/read archived mail items after i do
this?

thanks!!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

1. Yes and no. Yes it will remove items from your .pst file but you will
then need to compact it.
2. Use File->Open and navigate to where you saved your archive.pst file.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, mosh asked:

| hi guys.
|
| i have an outlook.pst file of about 1.4 GB - quite big, and still
| growing... i gt reminders every now and again to atoc archive, but
| generally say no, 'cos i'm scared i wont be able to find the email
| afterwards...
| so can some one help me -
| 1) will auto-archiving decrease the pst file size?
| 2) how will i be able to access/search/read archived mail items after
| i do this?
|
| thanks!!

 

[mosh]

Thanks Milly!!

 

[Kathleen]

I can't open the .pst file. I get a message that says "Outlook couldnot track
the program used to open this document." Any ideas?