File went from 191kb to 1G

[weird]

I edited one of my .mpp file and saved. It was 191kb prior to my editing,
then it changed to 1G. the file is only 3 pages long, landscape layout, only
48 lines. I have seen other experiences 1M to 7M but not from 200k to 1G! How
did that happen? I was able to save as to another file and the size is back
down to less than 200kb. Is there a bug in microsoft project that needs to be
fixed?

 

[Rod Gill]

When Tasks are deleted or moved, their original space in the .mpp file is
not deleted, just flagged as not used. So mpp files grow fast whenever a lot
of cut/paste etc work is done. The only times file maintenance is done is
during a File Save As or if you select File, Save immediately after opening
a project.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Weird,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

If you suspect a corrupt file, you could try the suggestions in FAQ Item:
43. Handling project file corruption and/or bloat.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

 

[weird]

Thanks, i'm using projects 2007 but alot of my clients are using 2003, so I
had to convert it to a 2003 file, otherwise they can't open. I just noticed
how quickly the file size gets bigger is when I convert it everytime i edit
and convert. I have deleted that 1G file. I'm starting another project file
and it is starting to climb up too, even if i do a 'save as' immediately
after opening a project. How do i get rid of the deleted tasks? is there
another way to get rid of the "collecting" file size during editing?

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

If File Save As doesn't work then you may have a corruption, otherwise I
can't explain it. Try following instructions in FAQ Mike Glen has detailed.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Rob Schneider]

Isn't converting a one-time thing? I believe that project 2007 can
handle 2003 files. Make it once and don't keep converting?

--rms

www.rmschneider.com