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outlook file too big?

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by tech

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my outlook .pst file became corrupted so I ran the inbox repair against it. Now I cannot open outlook - the program reports that there are not enough resources to open the file - with everything closed down, nothing in the system tray, etc. Explorer claims it is 16 megs big.

any hints?

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by ann777

A 16 MB PST file is rather small. 16,xxx KB ??? Did you have any errors reported by scanpst.exe when you ran it? If the pst file shows clean, then I recommend that you uninstall Outlook, reboot and reinstall Outlook. Create a new profile and re-attach that personal folder file. Your Outlook program itself sounds as if it is corrupted. Did you have a virus or hdd failure? What OS are you using?

by tech

using xp pro - no errors reported by scanpst.exe - it appears outlook is reading the file ok - it reports missed appointments - this was part of the office xp office install - i tried to fix process - still getting the error - will uninstall and trythat - thanks

by bentgellerich

The limitation of PST and OST files is 2 GB, so you are OK. Move the pst to your desktop, and try to open outlook, if it fails reinstall outlook and import.

Check the PST -- Try to save the pst file and open it on another computer running outlook.

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