Could be...I've seen users with Tens of thousands of items and only have 25MB. On the other hand I've seen users with about a few hundred items and be well over 400MB. You will have to open up the file and look. Also, look for a "Lost & Found" folder in the Scanned PST. PS> Have you seen the Jim Schwartz quote below my signature?????
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: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 6:30 AM >>>To: Exchange Discussions >>>Subject: RE: Losing data after moving to Exchange server >>> >>> >>>ScanPST did not find any errors. But, it found 19 folders >>>and 2697 Objects. >>>Does this sound right for a PST that is about 370MB? She >>>has a Contact list >>>with 800 contacts, and some Calendars that are not so large. >>> Could it be the >>>missing data is somehow 'hidden' in the .pst? >>> >>> >>> >>>On Mon, 01 Oct 2001, you wrote: >>>> 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] _________________________________________________________________ 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]
