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Conference chefs::ms-exchange

Title:	Microsoft Exchange Server
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Moderator:	FLASK2::SYSTEM

Created:	Fri Feb 17 1995
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Number of topics:	1099
Total number of notes:	5174

959.0. "PST file does not get any smaller ?" by COPCLU::dhcp57.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b () Tue Mar 25 1997 15:21

HI

A user has a .PST file wich is about 100MB and he is about to delete a lot of 
mails to save some space on his harddisk (where the PST is placed) But the
PST file does not get smaller - does anybody has an idea of why ???

We have also tried the compress utillity (tools->services->exchange server->advanced)

Thanks
Bitten

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
959.1		CGOOA::OWONG	SKIWI in Canada (VAO)	`Tue Mar 25 1997 16:10`	4
	After using the Delete key, have you actually emptied the 'Deleted Items' folder before using the Compress option? Owen.
959.2	Re 2	COPCLU::dhcp57.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b		`Wed Mar 26 1997 08:34`	5
	Re 2 Yes he has deleted the items from the "deleted Items" folder. Bitten
959.3	Compact now button?	VARESE::VIOTTO		`Wed Mar 26 1997 13:32`	3
	Have you tried tools->services->Personal Folders->Compact Now? Alberto
959.4	Tried this too	COPCLU::dhcp57.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b		`Wed Mar 26 1997 14:31`	4
	Yes, we have tried "compact now" too. rgds, Bitten
959.5	The wrong service	VARESE::VIOTTO		`Tue Apr 01 1997 10:59`	7
	Notice that what you did in .0 compacts your OST, not your PST. The service to choose is "personal folder", as suggested in .3, not "exchange server". Regards Alberto
959.6	have compact PST	COPCLU::dhcp57.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b		`Wed Apr 02 1997 09:29`	4
	I was wrong in 0. we have tried compacting Tools->services->personal folder->compact Bitten
959.7	Right Folder?	STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::Diaz	Octavio	`Wed Apr 02 1997 17:21`	8
	I doubt this is it, but just in case... Did you deleted the mail in the "Deleted Items" folder in the personal folders? You have to do so in each group of folders. Deleting the mail in the mailbox folder doesn't do so in the personal.
959.8	tried this too	COPCLU::dhcp57.dmo.dec.com::larsen_b		`Fri Apr 04 1997 10:16`	3
	Yes - this too, I have deleted from the right "deleted items" folder. Bitten
959.9	PST off?	OGOPW1::tunsrv2-tunnel.imc.das.dec.com::michaelw	[email protected]	`Tue Apr 15 1997 06:27`	13
	Just for kicks, try creating a brand new blank PST service. Copy all items from the old PST to the new one and see if that causes a reduction in size between the two files. Reason: Have had to deal with MMF's in MSMail 3.2 in past that were irrecoverably corrupted and bloated. Once all items were copied to a new file, we were ok. Very Rare occurence, though. [email protected] tal.