Unicode,ANSI,PST,and,File,Size computer Unicode vs ANSI PST and File Size Issues
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A Unicode PST (Outlook 2003 and 2007default PST) supports features like large file size and support forvarious character set. The Support for different character set givesflexibility over language control, while the latter one is somewhatmore important. The increased file size limitation in Unicode PST isfor users who cannot keep a regular track of errors and issuesoccurring due to 2 GB file size limitation that is imposed by an ANSI(American National Standards Institute) PST. Also, an ANSI PST thatgoes over 2 GB in size is vulnerable to corruption risks and variousissues that ask to Split PST File. That's the reason why mostof the Outlook users prefer migrating to this new format of Outlook2003 and 2007.Outlook 2003 PSTThe accounts of IMAP (Internet MessageAccess Protocol) and like Hotmail or MSN in Outlook 2003 stillrequire an ANSI formatted PST, however the default is always aUnicode. So, issues related to PST file size depend on the account inuse. Note: You cannot convert an ANSI PSTdirectly to Unicode or vice-versa. To do this, you need to copy, moveor export the data to the new data file. PST File Size Issues The size related problems of ANSIformatted PST have already been depicted. A Unicode PST also facessuch issues, though not similar. No doubt, a Unicode PST is the bestsolution in an enterprise environment as it resolves many issues thatotherwise can force to spread the data across multiple PSTs. Butsimultaneously, it raises other problems like:(1) User experiences poor performancewhen accessing a large PST . A PST till 2 GB provides good userexperience, while the one between 2 GB and 4 GB is strictly dependenton hardware. A PST above 4 GB shows short pauses and the frequency ofthese pauses increases when the file goes above 10 GB.(2) Considerable requirement of timewhen restoring from a backup of such PST.(3) Management issues. SolutionStoringthe PST data in different PSTs, rather focusing on a single is a goodpractice to avoid the issues. So, you should keep on deleting theundesired messages from a PST and compacting it later. Also, you canopt solutions like PST archiving or using a commercial tool to SplitPST. There are various toolsavailable that can Split PST File andkeep its size under control.Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter isan advanced utility that can split a large PST into smaller,Outlook-usable PST files. The tool can Split PST forMS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. The software provides twocriteria to split the PST file: by e-mail ID and by date. Article Tags: File Size Issues, File Size, Size Issues, Outlook 2003
Unicode,ANSI,PST,and,File,Size