4 > 256
#1
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4 > 256
Or so my bleedin' computer keeps telling me. I'm trying to back up my Outlook .pst file (the file that keeps all your Outlook data, including emails) onto a portable hard drive, which has 256 GB free space. The .pst file is 4GB. Yet when I try to copy I'm told there isn't enough free space. Tried the same onto 2 other hard drives, with the same message (each has more than 100GB free). I've made a copy of the .pst file onto my desktop, but can't copy that onto the portable hard drives. This is my company pc, which is pretty well locked-down: could the system have something which prevents me copying the .pst file?
Happy Saturday!
Happy Saturday!
#2
Re: 4 > 256
I have no idea but I thought my might just say hello as I am pissed off in work.
if you feel the computer blocks .pst files just rename it (the file extension to .doc) or something and try it then.
carry on.
if you feel the computer blocks .pst files just rename it (the file extension to .doc) or something and try it then.
carry on.
#3
Re: 4 > 256
Or so my bleedin' computer keeps telling me. I'm trying to back up my Outlook .pst file (the file that keeps all your Outlook data, including emails) onto a portable hard drive, which has 256 GB free space. The .pst file is 4GB. Yet when I try to copy I'm told there isn't enough free space. Tried the same onto 2 other hard drives, with the same message (each has more than 100GB free). I've made a copy of the .pst file onto my desktop, but can't copy that onto the portable hard drives. This is my company pc, which is pretty well locked-down: could the system have something which prevents me copying the .pst file?
Happy Saturday!
Happy Saturday!
#5
Re: 4 > 256
the easiest thing to do would be to open the pst in outlook, create another pst and move some emails into that one. this will leave you with 2 pst files which is a bit crap but more important they will both be under 4GB and so be supported by your portable drive..
Last edited by norsk; Oct 1st 2011 at 4:53 pm.
#6
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Re: 4 > 256
Thanks guys. Yeah, the drive's 32fat, I'll try splitting the file.
Keep calm and chive on. (err...sorry, wrong website)
Keep calm and chive on. (err...sorry, wrong website)