Whatever data that we store in MS Outlook is stored in the form of PST file. We save all our day to day data in the PST file like mails, messages, contacts etc. In the due course of time what happens is that size of the PST file keeps on growing. When the PST file reaches its memory limit, it stops working. MS Outlook 2002 as well as its earlier versions has limited the size of the PST file to 2GB. As a result of which, when the file size exceeds the 2GB limit, it stops working or takes a lot of time to open.
When the size of the PST file becomes more than its maximum memory, it is called Oversized PST file. An oversized PST file can cause a lot of problems while working in MS Outlook. You may not be able to add any new data to the oversized PST file or retrieve content from the PST file. Sometimes the PST file can deny your access to a particular PST file citing reasons that the file has reached its maximum limit and can’t be opened.
Some of the commonly displayed error messages due to the oversized PST file are summarized under the following headings:
• action could not be performed
• desired file cannot be found or located
• database cannot access the specified file
• file not found
As a result of these error messages we would not be able to perform any kind of work in that particular PST file. Imagine a situation that you urgently require some important data from a PST file and now the file is not able to open because the file is oversized. If you are facing problems like that or want to prevent such problems in the future, the only solution that is left for you to split the PST.
Splitting of PST file might sound a bit awkward to you. Splitting of PST file means breaking down the oversized PST file into smaller PST files. By doing so, the file oversized problem is solved and you can get faster access to the PST file without any kind of waiting.
There are many Split PST File software available that is able to reduce the large PST file by breaking down into the smaller ones. Some of the popular softwares are Stellar Phoenix, Data Nucleus, Data Numen etc. These PST File Splitter software splits the file into the respective smaller ones using sophisticated algorithm and programming. After when the splitting work is done, all the reduced PST files are displayed on the computer screen in a thumbnail pattern and you can then save those PST files at any of your desired location on the computer.
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