Microsoft Office Outlook personal folders (.pst) files do not free up the deleted items space until you compact the file. If your PST has grown large and you delete unwanted items from Deleted Items folder, delete messages permanently or empty the Deleted Items folder , it will not bring any changes to its size till compaction is done. MS Outlook includes a AutoCompact feature that takes place in the background when the system is idle. If you use MS Outlook 2000, you can’t rely on this operation alone as it will compact much lesser than what is expected. As a result, your PST will still remain with large file size. However, one of the suitable options to reduce the PST size is to perform PST Split using a third-party utility.

For instance, suppose you have large PST in Outlook 2000. To avoid the consequences like slow Outlook, PST corruption etc., you decide to regularly compact the file by enabling AutoCompact feature. You delete a lump of unwanted messages, but later find that the automatic compaction has compacted only a small amount of file.

Cause

Microsoft starts the AutoCompact process when it is idle for about 30 minutes before the PST is disconnected. This is to ensure that the file may not remain locked for an indefinite time interval after the application has been left open. The process results into smaller compaction if the amount of data to be compacted is large. For this, Outlook is required to leave the connection to PST opened for a considerable time interval after being idle.

Solution

You should consider these methods to solve the problem described above:

1-Make sure you have installed all the updates available for MS Outlook 2000.

2-You can increase the PST file connection time duration by editing the following registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0Outlook

3-You can alternatively opt for reducing the PST file size by using a PST File Splitter. These are safe and PST-aware products built with unique technology to split an Outlook PST file. The software provide you interactive interface plus advanced PST Split feature that allow for ease at operation.

Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter is a professional utility that can split a PST on the basis of sender’s email ID and date. The easy-to-use PST File Splitter is graphically rich with a 3-pane structure to view messages. The tool supports Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. The advanced software splits the large PST safely and save them at a safe location.

Microsoft Office Outlook personal folders (.pst) files do not free up the deleted items space until you compact the file. If your PST has grown large and you delete unwanted items from Deleted Items folder, delete messages permanently or empty the Deleted Items folder , it will not bring any changes to its size till compaction is done. MS Outlook includes a AutoCompact feature that takes place in the background when the system is idle. If you use MS Outlook 2000, you can’t rely on this operation alone as it will compact much lesser than what is expected. As a result, your PST will still remain with large file size. However, one of the suitable options to reduce the PST size is to perform PST Split using a third-party utility.

For instance, suppose you have large PST in Outlook 2000. To avoid the consequences like slow Outlook, PST corruption etc., you decide to regularly compact the file by enabling AutoCompact feature. You delete a lump of unwanted messages, but later find that the automatic compaction has compacted only a small amount of file.

Cause

Microsoft starts the AutoCompact process when it is idle for about 30 minutes before the PST is disconnected. This is to ensure that the file may not remain locked for an indefinite time interval after the application has been left open. The process results into smaller compaction if the amount of data to be compacted is large. For this, Outlook is required to leave the connection to PST opened for a considerable time interval after being idle.

Solution

You should consider these methods to solve the problem described above:

1-Make sure you have installed all the updates available for MS Outlook 2000.

2-You can increase the PST file connection time duration by editing the following registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0Outlook

3-You can alternatively opt for reducing the PST file size by using a PST File Splitter. These are safe and PST-aware products built with unique technology to split an Outlook PST file. The software provide you interactive interface plus advanced PST Split feature that allow for ease at operation.

Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter is a professional utility that can split a PST on the basis of sender’s email ID and date. The easy-to-use PST File Splitter is graphically rich with a 3-pane structure to view messages. The tool supports Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. The advanced software splits the large PST safely and save them at a safe location.