Trying to reduce .pst size via archiving

[karlengel]

After archiving nearly 40MB of Outlook (97) data, my main .pst file
shows up as only 4MB smaller than the old size. Help says I can only
compact "offline" folders (which I assume these aren't), so how do I
reclaim the space?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No need to multipost. Read the reply to you other post.