How big is my PST?

[Wes Newman]

I had a PST which was 1.4 GB in size. I created a second
PST and moved 800 MB from the original PST into the new
PST. When I look at the properties in detail view using
explorer the original PST still shows it at 1.4 GB. When
I view the size of the PST file via its propertied in
Outlook, it displays 600MB. Why the difference in sizes?

Thx

 

[Roady]

The difference is the "white spaces". You'll need to truncate the pst-file.
Rightclick the root of the folder (probably Outlook Today)-> Properties->
button Advanced-> button Compact Now...

This could take a while so you might want to do it overnight or get a good
book ;-). Do it 3 times for best results (the second and third time should
be done within minutes or even seconds).

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