Make a copy of the file, then run ScanPST on it. If it's successful. Try importing the messages into exchange instead of moving them... Matthew Exchange Disaster Recovery, Live it, Learn It, Love It, Get yours today! http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/exchange/technote/edrv3p1.asp
"Besides the technical limitations on the PST (remember the P stands for Personal, that means you're responsible not the mail admin)..." Jim Schwartz 8-16-01 >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Allison Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:49 AM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: Losing data after moving to Exchange server >>> >>> >>>Hello, >>> >>>One of my users switched from having .pst and Internet-only >>>mode to Corporate >>>Workgroup mode, to utilize the new Exchange (2k) server. >>>The mailbox size limit >>>on the Server is 300MB. She opened her .pst (in Outlook 2k) >>>to move data from >>>it to her new mailbox. Her .pst exceeded the limit by a >>>hundred MBs. The >>>last folder she moved was very large, and during this move >>>she exceeded the >>>mailbox size limit. The move was unsuccessful, but now the >>>data is neither in >>>the old .pst nor the Exchange mailbox Folder she was trying >>>to move it to. In >>>her "deleted Objects" Folder there is the Folder she tried >>>to move, but it is >>>empty, and none of the Sub-folders are there. Is there any >>>way to recover this >>>data? Where is the data? >>> >>>I hope that I used the correct terminology, as I am not >>>working with English >>>language clients or Server. >>> >>>Thank you, >>>A. Wittstock >>>inubit AG >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm >>>Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >>>To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
