Hello all! Been awhile, anyways, Is there a way to have Outlook archives to go beyond the 2gb limit? That is, I'm wanting to keep adding data to an archive to go beyond 2gb. I looked here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832925 but it seems dated as the registry entries do not exist anymore. TIA!

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If the pst file was created in a version prior to 2003, then you have a 2 Gig limit. The KB article and Registry settings you're referring to do not apply in that case. If the pst is created in the new Unicode format in 2003 or 2007, then according to Microsoft, you have a 20 Gig limitation. For FUTURE REFERENCE, Outlook questions should be posted in the Office Software Forum. "So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown

Will the mods move this or shall I repost there?

Neither. :) Just for future reference. So, did I answer your question? "So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown

No, it did not. The .pst I'm guessing was created in either 2000 or xp as there are emails dated pre 2000. So, are you saying there is not a way for the .pst to reach past 2gb? Or I guess it might be easier to just create another archive file and move all of the full archive contents into the newly created archive. . .which I was hoping for the easier solution of just doing some reg trick and poof, it works. Suck.

I'll try and be more specific. If the pst file that you're using to store the archived emails was created in an Outlook version pre 2003 (98, 2000, XP), then it's in ASCII format and the max size is 2 Gig. Period. If you create a new pst file in the 2003 Unicode format (the option comes up when creating the new file), then you have a 20 Gig limitation. You do that, then move all the data from the old file to the new one. "So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown