"How to configure the size limit for both (.pst) and (.ost) files in Outlook 2003"

Support.Microsoft.com - How to configure the size limit for both (.pst) and (.ost) files in Outlook 2003

"...Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 supports both American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and UNICODE personal folders (.pst) and offline folder (.ost) files. This article describes how to use the following four registry entries to limit the size of both the .pst and the .ost files:


•The MaxFileSize registry entry
•The WarnFileSize registry entry
•The MaxLargeFileSize registry entry
•The WarnLargeFileSize registry entry

The MaxFileSize registry entry

The MaxFileSize registry entry determines the absolute maximum size that both the .pst and the .ost files can grow to. After this maximum size is reached, Outlook 2003 does not permit the size of the file to grow beyond this size.
 
The WarnFileSize registry entry
The WarnFileSize registry entry determines the maximum data that both the .pst and the .ost files can have. After this maximum data is reached, neither the .pst nor the .ost files are permitted to add any more data. However, the size of the physical file may still increase because of internal processes.

In the following table, the MaxLargeFileSize registry entry and the WarnLargeFileSize registry entry refer to a UNICODE formatted (new Large format) file, and the MaxFileSize registry entry and the WarnFileSize registry entry refer to an ANSI formatted (an earlier Microsoft Outlook format) file. The UNICODE values are set in megabyte (MB) increments, while the ANSI values are set in byte increments.

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Outlook 2003’s PST size limits has come up a couple times in the last few weeks, so I’m keyed to watch for related posts... This KB article is one that I wanted to remember and be able to find (and so is posted to my remote memory store).

I’ve heard that sometimes Outlook 2003, even when freshly installed and with a Unicode PST, can still limit nag when getting close to the 2GB.

I’ve personally created a PST with 3GB of data, so wasn’t able to reproduce the issue.

Anyway, I’m keeping my eyes open for additional related posts...

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