Did the "dearly departed" delete all the mail - but not compact it afterwards.... PST's have "white space" too - just like Exchange Databases.....
just a thought -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 February 2002 08:20 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: PST files THIS MESSAGE ORIGINATED ON THE INTERNET - Please read the detailed disclaimer below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other than PSTs suck.. No. You could try scanpst.exe. -----Original Message----- From: McCready, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:33 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: PST files Exchange 5.5 SP4, Outlook 98, NT 4.0 SP6. We have a user who recently left the company. He has a PST file on his home drive. A user who has taken over his responsibilities wants to add the PST folder to their Outlook box. If you right click on the PST file and check properties, it says that the file is 186 MB, but when you open the folder, there's nothing in it. Originally, we received a message that "the file was in use and could not be accessed". That's when I had the current user take ownership of the file and try again. No success. The file can now be accessed, but it shows up as 0 bytes. Anybody know why? Thanks. Robert List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following message has been automatically added by the mail gateway to comply with a Royal & Sun Alliance IT Security requirement: As this email arrived via the Internet you should be cautious about its origin and content. Replies which contain sensitive information or legal/contractual obligations are particularly vulnerable. In these cases you should not reply unless you are authorised to do so, and adequate encryption is employed. If you have any questions, please speak to your local desktop support team or IT security contact. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
