Repair PST Larger than 2GB

"Isn't it an annoying moment are waiting for an important email from your client and notice that your PST file has become inaccessible? Whenever you try to access, you will be encountering with an error statement. Later, you came to know that it was a PST file size limit issue. Do you know why this happens? Actually in MS Outlook 2002 and earlier versions, the size of the PST file has fixed to 2 GigaBytes. If PST exceeds this size limit, then 2GB file size malfunction occurs, which is referred as outsize PST file error."

When the Outlook file size error occurs, you may not be able to access any folder of your Outlook account. That means, you may be unable to receive or send emails, synchronize the file, work with sent items, calendar items, saved drafts, notes, etc. Following are the possible error messages which you may encounter during 2GB file size error.

• The file can’t be added to the folder
• Could not copy the item
• Task ‘Microsoft Exchange Server’ reported error (0x00040820):’Errors in background synchronization
• xxxx.pst cannot be accessed – 0x80040116
• Errors have been detected in the file xxxx.pst
• Task ‘Microsoft Exchange Server – Receiving’ reported error: ‘Unknown Error 0x8004060C’

When Outlook PST file size Crosses 2GB Size Limit?

• Outlook PST file can exceed more than 2GB limit due to the accumulation of innumerous emails attachments
• PST file can also cross its limit if more and more data gets added into PST file and you are not deleting unwanted items on a regular basis
• The file may also get oversized if the deleted items folder has not been emptied from a long time

It is necessary to repair 2GB PST file as soon as possible to receive the important emails from your clients or team mates. Actually, there are three methods to repair PST file reaches 2GB size limit.

How to Repair Outlook PST File Over 2GB

Method 1

The very first method is to remove the old e-mails and replace them with new mails. This method might not be the suitable one if you don’t want to lose the old mails of your account.

Method 2

The next way could be installing the latest versions of MS Outlook, which may support the PST files whose size is more than 2GB. But, this would not be the good idea as you can easily recover all your mails and other items by repairing Outlook file size error with the help of a third party tool like Hi5 Outlook PST Repair Software.

One of the permanent solutions to repair Outlook 2GB file size error is to use Hi5 Outlook PST File Repair Software.

Why to choose Hi5 Outlook PST File Repair Program?

With simple user interface, this toolkit helps every technical as well as technical user in fixing outlook 2GB File size limit problem. This app is 100% free from harmful virus, and therefore the software fixes PST file size error without modifying other files residing on the system. Along with fixing inaccessible PST file, this wizard can easily fix corrupt or damaged PST file. It has been proved as the most convenient tool to repair PST file of any Outlook versions such as Microsoft Outlook 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 and 2000. What’s more, the utility is very much compatible to install on any Windows versions such as Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows server 2003 and 2008.

Further, if the Outlook PST gets damaged during compression or encryption then in such case you can make use of Hi5 Outlook PST File Repair Software and restore all your attributes. Even, password protected PST file irrespective of any version can be repaired easily. If you no longer remember the location of inaccessible or oversized PST file, then this app helps you to find its location. It allows users to save the fixed PST attributes in their preferred location or device. If at all user finds any difficulty regarding repair of Outlook PST then he can contact technical support team anytime.

Steps to Fix 2GB PST File

• First, download Hi5 Outlook PST File Repair Utility and run it on any of the supported Windows system
• Choose the PST file which has been exceeded 2GB size limit using “Browse” option and then click on “Repair” option to start the fixing process
• Once it is completed, you can the fixed PST file using “Preview” option
• Repaired Outlook file can be stored using “Save” option to any desired location

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