Why not use the Archive facility?

"frederico roldao" <fredericoroldao@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> I went to "my Computer and in tools I chose disconnect mapped drive, then
I
> disconnected one that apllied. Is this what you meant?
>
> However, before I saw your reply the same old thing happened. Outlook
> crashed and then it took about 30 minutes to restart (while the "personal
> folders" file was being checked for problems"...). My "personal folders"
file
> is huge, over 2,5Gb. Can I reduce its size and mak it more usable other
than
> deleting messages or addresses or compacting them?
>
> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
> > Unmap any disconnected mapped drives.
> >
> > --�
> > 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
> > reading.
> >
> > After furious head scratching, frederico roldao asked:
> >
> > | First my Outlook 2003 used to crash very often and took ages to
> > | re-open because it was checking files/folders... Then I ran
> > | scanpst.exe and now when it crashes (still too often) it opens
> > | easily. But now, when I try to attach a file to an emmail msg and I
> > | browse thru the folders, it takes forever to open each folder... If I
> > | click too much when it is doing that process, then it crashes! Any
> > | help? Thanks in advance.
> >