Upgrading from 2002 to 2003

[jkiny]

Hi All,

My Outlook 2002 .pst file is currently close to 2gb and it will soo
reach it's limit and stops working as most of you know. I know tha
Outlook 2003 supports over 20gb.

My question is, if I upgrade to Outlook 2003 now, will it automaticall
solve this issue when it goes over the 2gb limit and it wil
automatically convert my existing .pst file from the current Ans
format to the new unicode format.

If not, then do I need to simply install Outlook 2003 from scratch an
import my exist .pst in order for this to work properly.

I just want to do it the right way before performing the upgrade.

Thanks for all your help!

Joh

 

[jkiny]

anyone

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2003 won't convert the file automatically. Install Outlook 2003 and
let it create a new Unicode format .PST, then use File | Open | Outlook Data
File to open your old .PST file. Click the Folder List button on the
Navigation Pane so you can see all the folders at once, then copy your data
from the old .PST to the new one. For default folders such as the Inbox,
you will need to switch the old folder to an unfiltered table view such as
By Category, select all items using CTRL+A, and drag the items to the new
folder. User-created folders can be copied to the new .PST file in their
entirety; just drag and drop the folder itself.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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