“(xxxx.pst) has reached its maximum size. To reduce the amount of data in this file, select some items that you no longer need,then permanently (shift + del) delete them.” pops up in MS Outlook 2010.
However, deleting old mails with large file size cannot be deleted.
How to resolve that?
First, check the format of the Outlook data file (or simply email archive - pst file). Select the particular pst file,then go to Data File Properties.
In the email archive properties, select "Advanced" button.
This brings up the Outlook Data File with the follow:
You should see:
Name of the email archive,
The filename or the location,
Format.
Check the format is (97-2002). If so, this means that the particular email archive is ANSI encoded and is fast approaching 2Gb limit.
Go to the email archive location and check the file size is it around 2Gb. It should be around 1.9Gb and close to 2Gb.
A workaround would be perform a compact by clicking on Compact Now button. This would reduce the size of outlook data file.
Save and close MS Outlook and relaunch.
Try to add or delete items from the folder and it should work.
- wong chee tat :)
