There is a KB article somewhere which explains how you can intentionally damage a PST file and chop off some of the data from it and then run ScanPST to repair the damaged copy. You will lose some data.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Scharff Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:39 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Auto-split PST files? Restore a smaller PST from backup. If he hit the 2GB limit there will be data loss, no way around it. Fortunately if the data was important it's backup up somewhere. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Aldrich > Posted At: Thursday, May 18, 2006 3:32 PM > Posted To: swynk > Conversation: Auto-split PST files? > Subject: Auto-split PST files? > > Anyone know of anything that will auto-split PST files, either based on > size, date, or other criteria? I've got a 2GB PST file that Outlook > won't let me do any maintenance on (it's a user's PST) Every time I try > to delete some messages, say from the "deleted items" folder, Outlook > tells me the PST has reached it's maximum size and I should permanently > delete something, but it won't let me. So, I'm trying to split it so I > can try and delete some messages. It also won't let me move/copy any > data out of the file into a new PST. > > I downloaded and ran Microsoft's 2GBPST app on a copy of the PST and > reduced it by 150 megs, so THAT PST should be further shrinkable, but > I'd like to recover the rest of the user's messages. > Thanks > John > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dl.sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
