File size
 

On our network this person has a pst file that is 1.2gb, but in outlook when
i look at the file size it is 46 mb. He did just delete a bunch of things but
why in outlook it shows its 46mb or so and when you actually browse out to
where the file is at it is 1.2 gb

File size
 

Deleting items does NOT reduce the size of a .PST file, compacting it does.
Try compacting the file and see if it changes the file size.

Hal
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Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"st" wrote in message
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On our network this person has a pst file that is 1.2gb, but in outlook
when
i look at the file size it is 46 mb. He did just delete a bunch of things
but
why in outlook it shows its 46mb or so and when you actually browse out to
where the file is at it is 1.2 gb

File size
 

Yes this worked thanks. So when people delete a lot of things out of a pst
you have to compact it for the actual file to change to the correct size?

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

Deleting items does NOT reduce the size of a .PST file, compacting it does.
Try compacting the file and see if it changes the file size.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"st" wrote in message
...
On our network this person has a pst file that is 1.2gb, but in outlook
when
i look at the file size it is 46 mb. He did just delete a bunch of things
but
why in outlook it shows its 46mb or so and when you actually browse out to
where the file is at it is 1.2 gb

File size
 

That is correct.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"st" wrote in message
...
Yes this worked thanks. So when people delete a lot of things out of a pst
you have to compact it for the actual file to change to the correct size?

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

Deleting items does NOT reduce the size of a .PST file, compacting it
does.
Try compacting the file and see if it changes the file size.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"st" wrote in message
...
On our network this person has a pst file that is 1.2gb, but in
outlook
when
i look at the file size it is 46 mb. He did just delete a bunch of
things
but
why in outlook it shows its 46mb or so and when you actually browse
out to
where the file is at it is 1.2 gb