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From: David on 9 Oct 2006 04:07
My PST file size has exceeded 4GB on a FAT32 harddrive. Outlook is preventing me from deleting mails as it has trouble writing to the PST file. But if it doesnt allow me to delete mails, I cannot reduce the PST file size back to below 4GB. What should I do?

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From: Brian Tillman on 9 Oct 2006 08:38
David Lui <David Lui> wrote:

> My PST file size has exceeded 4GB on a FAT32 harddrive. Outlook is
> preventing me from deleting mails as it has trouble writing to the
> PST file. But if it doesnt allow me to delete mails, I cannot reduce
> the PST file size back to below 4GB. What should I do?

Can you delete them if you hold down the Shift key while pressing Delete?
The only other thing I can image that might work would be to format a second
disk as NTFS, copy the PST there, and try again.
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Brian Tillman

From: Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] on 9 Oct 2006 13:15
Or convert that disk to NTFS.

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After furious head scratching, Brian Tillman asked:

| David Lui <David Lui> wrote:
|
|| My PST file size has exceeded 4GB on a FAT32 harddrive. Outlook is
|| preventing me from deleting mails as it has trouble writing to the
|| PST file. But if it doesnt allow me to delete mails, I cannot reduce
|| the PST file size back to below 4GB. What should I do?
|
| Can you delete them if you hold down the Shift key while pressing
| Delete? The only other thing I can image that might work would be to
| format a second disk as NTFS, copy the PST there, and try again.
From: Brian Tillman on 9 Oct 2006 20:29
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] <MillyS(a)donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org>
wrote:

> Or convert that disk to NTFS.

That would also be appropriate. I though that using a second disk would
introduce fewer variables.
--
Brian Tillman

From: Milly Staples - MVP Outlook on 9 Oct 2006 21:17
Yeah, I try to not have to use that conversion command but in this case, it
might be appropriate.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
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After furious head scratching, Brian Tillman asked:

| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| <MillyS(a)donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> wrote:
|
|| Or convert that disk to NTFS.
|
| That would also be appropriate. I though that using a second disk
| would introduce fewer variables.


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