Break Large PST File – Finest Approach to Resolve Bulky PST File Trouble
Most of the Outlook users usually come across the problem of oversized PST file which up to so much extent creates problems for them. MS Outlook uses a single PST file to save all the different items of Outlook i.e. mailbox, contacts, journals, meeting, to do list and many more. The items are many but the size limit of PST file is only 2GB which has its own disadvantages. Whenever the size of PST file reaches 1.5 GB size it hampers the working of the Outlook like giving errors while sending/receiving emails, adding any new contact to the address book becomes difficult, moving data internally/externally turns too complex, continuous Outlook crash. So, in this case chances are pretty high that the PST saved data might get corrupt and the most awful part is that Outlook never notifies you whenever your PST file exceeds or about to exceed its set parameter. So, all Outlook users are advised to keep the track of their PST file size so that they don’t have to face the issue of data corruption. To get rid from this problem, Split PST software is available which is the best resolver for oversized PST file and break large PST file into small parts without causing any loss to data.
Inbuilt Utilities to Reduce Outlook File Size
Although MS Outlook itself has 2 inbuilt utility to decrease PST file size but usually it is recommended not go for them as they include risk of data loss.
- Archive PST File- With this options Outlook user can archive the old item or old data to a new location. The rarely used data could be moved to a new place; by doing this they can reduce the size of PST file up to some extent but it doesn’t make any big difference in the size of the PST file. So, it is not much effective.
- Compact PST File- Via this way, Outlook users can compress the PST file but this process is also not much effective and hardly makes any difference in the size of the PST file.
- Apart from these inbuilt utilities manual process is also available where users can delete the each item manually but this method is not feasible when the database is large as deleting each item manually is just impossible.
Drawbacks- The biggest drawback associated with diminishing Outlook file size via manual method is that it involves a huge risk of data loss and misplace. While moving data or while compressing PST file it doesn’t keep any backup file for it and if any discrepancy happens data would be lost forever. So, use PST file splitter to break large PST file into small parts.


