subject: Experiencing problem with large PST file? Split PST! [print this page] When you are reading, moving or deleting emails or other items in Outlook, you find out hanging up of Outlook during such actions. You experience sluggish Outlook performances. Moreover, when you send or receive emails, the mentioned symptoms become more noticeable, adding fuzz to normal Outlook working.
All such issues are result of increasing Outlook PST file size. These problems are more pronounced when PST file approached maximum file size limit. So in order to avoid such a situation, it's better to be alert and take necessary actions beforehand. For that you need to split PST file into smaller PSTs according to desired category. This is well achieved with pst splitter tool. But if you want to go for splitting PST file manually, then use either of the following methods/features.
Using the Archive feature to move items to a new .pst file,
In Outlook, select your .pst file in the navigation pane.
On the File menu, click Archive.
In the Archive dialog box, select the Archive this folder and all subfolders check box, and then click a folder from the list.
In the Archive items older than drop-down box, click a date.
Click Browse, specify a path and a file name for the new .pst file, and then click OK.
The new .pst file gets displayed in the Mail Folders list as Archive Folders. You can change the name of the newly created split PST file.
Using the Move to Folder feature to move items to a new .pst file,
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.
In the New Outlook Data File dialog box, click Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst), and then click OK.
Specify a path and a file name for the new .pst file.
In the Create Microsoft Personal Folders dialog box, specify the display name of the .pst file in the Name box. This is the name that is used by Outlook in the Mail Folders list.
In the folder that contains the items that you want to move to a new .pst file, click one or more items to move.
On the Edit menu, click Move to Folder.
In the Move Items dialog box, click New.
In the Create New Folder dialog box, enter a name for the new folder in the Name box.
Under Select where to place the folder, click the new .pst file, and then click OK.
In the Move Items dialog box, make sure that the new folder in the new .pst file is selected, and then click OK.
This helps in splitting or breaking large sized PST file into smaller ones.
However, you can use PST Splitter tool to split bulky PST file quickly and easily. It split PST file according to size, date, email ID into individual small sized PSTs. PST Splitter provides more meticulous approach for splitting PST file.
Experiencing problem with large PST file? Split PST!
