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From: pcbtmr on 3 Mar 2010 10:17
I have deleted all messages in my pst file. Folder size says it is 1MB but
file size says it is 1.2GB. Compress PST file does not.
Any ideas?
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 3 Mar 2010 10:56
"pcbtmr" <pcbtmr(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have deleted all messages in my pst file. Folder size says it is 1MB but
> file size says it is 1.2GB. Compress PST file does not.
> Any ideas?

Did you compact the PST? Right-click its root, choose Properties, click
Advanced and then Compact Now.
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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 3 Mar 2010 11:00
There are "hidden messages" in the pst - outlook uses hidden messages to
store account information and other data, so an empty pst is not really
'empty' There will be some difference between the folder size reported in
outlook and the size windows explorer reports - .2 MG is reasonable for
this.

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"pcbtmr" <pcbtmr(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have deleted all messages in my pst file. Folder size says it is 1MB
> but
> file size says it is 1.2GB. Compress PST file does not.
> Any ideas?

From: pcbtmr on 3 Mar 2010 14:04
Hidden msgs shouldn't account for over 1GB of data. Tried to compress the
file and the progress ends after 5 seconds, no error msgs or other feedback.
Folder size reports 2MB, file size shows 1.2GB.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> There are "hidden messages" in the pst - outlook uses hidden messages to
> store account information and other data, so an empty pst is not really
> 'empty' There will be some difference between the folder size reported in
> outlook and the size windows explorer reports - .2 MG is reasonable for
> this.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
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>
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>
> How many email accounts are in your main Outlook profile?
> http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602
>
> "pcbtmr" <pcbtmr(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E0A109AB-B1E5-4111-810A-A7974777CF3E(a)microsoft.com...
> > I have deleted all messages in my pst file. Folder size says it is 1MB
> > but
> > file size says it is 1.2GB. Compress PST file does not.
> > Any ideas?
>
> .
>
From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 3 Mar 2010 14:46
Sorry, I misread it as 1.2 MG. You can browse it with MFCMAPI and look for
hidden items. Custom forms can be large and some addins create a lot of
hidden items... or its corrupt.

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"pcbtmr" <pcbtmr(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hidden msgs shouldn't account for over 1GB of data. Tried to compress the
> file and the progress ends after 5 seconds, no error msgs or other
> feedback.
> Folder size reports 2MB, file size shows 1.2GB.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> There are "hidden messages" in the pst - outlook uses hidden messages to
>> store account information and other data, so an empty pst is not really
>> 'empty' There will be some difference between the folder size reported in
>> outlook and the size windows explorer reports - .2 MG is reasonable for
>> this.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-request(a)lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> How many email accounts are in your main Outlook profile?
>> http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602
>>
>> "pcbtmr" <pcbtmr(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E0A109AB-B1E5-4111-810A-A7974777CF3E(a)microsoft.com...
>> > I have deleted all messages in my pst file. Folder size says it is 1MB
>> > but
>> > file size says it is 1.2GB. Compress PST file does not.
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> .
>>
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