subject: Why Unicode Split Pst Procedure Is Becoming An Imperative Need Amongst Users [print this page] The Outlook mailing application comes under several versions and the newer editions i.e. 2007 as well as 2010 are recognized as the Unicode PST creating versions of Outlook whereas ANSI PST is created on the older version of Outlook but still the common drawback of both types of files is that they have a limitation in the size of data they are allowed to store. Whereas ANSI comes with a lesser size limitation i.e. of 2 GB only while Unicode PST file users can store up to 20 GB of data in their mailbox without any issues (as considered by users) but actually even Unicode slows down after reaching 4 GB of size. It is obvious that a PST may have file size limitation because in a PST mailbox, not only emails are stored but it also take the initiative of storing contacts, journals, notes, etc also. Hence, users even surface the need to execute Unicode Split PST procedure to maintain the smooth accessibility of Outlook account.
Symptoms Surfaced With Bulky Unicode PST
The users might face some severe consequences of having a bulky sized PST file some of which have been discussed below for user reference so that they can be avoided in future.
Poor Performance Of Outlook: The Outlook storing an bulky sized PST mailbox tends to slow down and fail in performing import functionalities like sending and receiving of emails, transfer of data, searching of a particular email message or deleting it, scheduling of a task, journal, etc. The PST Splitter help you when Outlook application might hang in between and may stop responding to your command which in turn makes it impossible for the user to access the data stored in it or receive data in it.
Corruption Of Outlook: In extreme case of hugely growing size of PST mailbox there are chances that the user might fail to even open the Outlook application at all or if already opened may possibly fail to access a particular data file because a Unicode PST file when crosses the 20 GB of file size gets corrupted and the ANSI; when it crosses 2 GB file size limitation.
Hence, it is a wrong perception made by the users that only ANSI PST mailboxes can get corrupted due to over sized data because even the Unicode PST files need splitting of their data as reaching merely 4 GB size only makes a Unicode PST account go slow on performance front.
Execute Unicode Split PST: Users with the requirement of carrying out Unicode Split PST procedure can make use of the Split PST tool which is considered by most number of users for the fragmentation of PST files.
