XCLN: PST Compaction Settings in the MSPST.INI

ID: Q143384

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

This article lists and explains the entries for the [NDB] section of the Microsoft Exchange Windows client initialization file, MSPST.INI.

NOTE: The MSPST.INI file must be in the root of the Microsoft Windows installation, by default C:\WINDOWS.

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[NDB]

CompactDelay=<number of seconds>

This sets the minimum amount of delay in seconds before it starts compaction.

The default is value 300 seconds, which equals 5 minutes.

CompactDisable=<0/1>

Set this value to 1 to disable idle time compaction.

The default value is 0 (idle time compaction enabled).

CompactInterval=<number of centiseconds>

Sets the number of seconds of system inactivity before compaction is started.

The default is 100 centiseconds, which equals 1 second.

CompactQuantum=<number of centiseconds>

Sets the idle time for Quantum compaction.

The default is 20 centiseconds, which equals .2 seconds.

CompactStopPct=<number>

The background compaction will stop when the amount of recoverable space falls below this percentage of the total PST.

The default is 4%.

CompactStopFree=<number of kilobytes>

The background compaction will stop when there is less than this much recoverable space in your PST.

The default is 16.

Keywords : kbother XCLN
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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