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Best solution to split large PST files Using PST Splitter software

Author: Patrick Roggers
by Patrick Roggers
Posted: Aug 11, 2019

Unable to use Outlook application because of increased size? Well, it is a true fact that increased size of Outlook PST file makes an Outlook e-mail client non-responsive. For making Outlook further responsive you need to decrease the size of PST file. Oversize PST file may lead to PST corruption also. And, corruption results in data inaccessibility situations. So, it is better to decrease the size of your PST file. Size of Outlook PST file can be decreased by applying corrective measures. Moreover, you have an option of a third-party PST file splitter as well. Such third party software splits PST file when all other inbuilt methods do not help you.

Sometimes, it happens that Microsoft Outlook does not respond when you perform e-mail operations on it. These e-mail operations may be reading, deleting, or moving an e-mail. Such kind of harmful behavior is seen at the time of e-mail delivery or at the time of synchronization. This behavior is seen in the case of large Outlook PST file that is 4 GB or more.

Cause:

The root cause for the above situation is that various new features of Outlook 2007. Moreover, a new data structure for Outlook OST and PST files has been introduced. In the new data structure, the frequency of accumulating the data in it increases as the number of Outlook items increases. Without the aid of this software, no Outlook OST and PST file can be created.

Solution:

Above situation can be easily overcome if you decrease the size of the mailbox by deleting the Outlook items. Also, archiving the Outlook items to one or more Outlook PST files. If the size of the mailbox gets decreased, then the size of the OST file will also be decreased. Split a large Outlook PST file into smaller ones. Well, there is no inbuilt utility in Outlook. By following steps a large Outlook PST file can be split:

  1. Make use of an Archive feature to transfer the items to a new Outlook PST file.
  2. Use the feature Move to Folder to transfer the items to a new Outlook PST file.

The best tool for Splitting Outlook PST files:

Still, if the above method can't work for you, then you can split PST files by a third party PST file splitter. Here I suggest a best tool splitting PST file, Shoviv PST Splitter software easily split large PST files into multiple smaller PSTs. Before splitting the Outlook PST file by these tools, it is advised to create a backup copy and execute the tool on the backup copy. This is so because if you do not get desired results, then you will face no further damage after a third party tool execution.

PST file Splitter is a highly commendable tool that is used to split PST file. The tool splits multiple Outlook PST files on different parameters, 1. Split by size 2. Split by date 3. Split by year 4. Split by folder, and more. Properties of the email messages remain preserved. New PST files is create after splitting PST file. This tool support both Unicode and ANSI PST format. The tool shows compatibility with Windows 10/8.1/8/7 Vista, XP.

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Author: Patrick Roggers

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