The information in this article applies to:
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Internet Mail Only" if you have the Internet Mail Only option installed. SUMMARYThis article describes how to compact the Personal Folders file(s) (PST) in Microsoft Outlook, to eliminate deleted item space and recover room on your hard disk. MORE INFORMATION
To conserve space on your computer's hard disk, you can delete unwanted
items from the various PST folders and then compact the files to make them
smaller.
Automatic Background CompactionPST files that are not on your computer may require manual compaction, due to interactions between the computer where the PST files are stored and your computer.Automatic compaction takes place as an idle task in the background. The following conditions must be true for this background task to take place:
To Manually Start PST Compaction
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