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A couple of options come to mind but I think the first I would try would be to use Outlook to archive all the contents (make sure you have enough space to create a huge *.pst file).

Then you can just whack the pst file and be done with it.

Whatever method you choose, you will almost certainly want to run a defrag afterwards using eseutil.exe to recover the space that will be freed up by eliminating the half-million messages that have built up.

regards,

paul

Archiving takes too long what other options do I have.

I would recommend using the Exmerge utility(Exchange Server CD) to export the contents that way you can do it in the background without preventing use of Outlook while it completes the export. Select the Atchive option and it will stip the email outof the mailbox as it goes then you can delete this .PST file.

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