{"id":193,"date":"2021-01-20T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T12:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantdatacare.com\/blog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2021-01-20T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T12:32:10","slug":"how-to-split-large-outlook-pst-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instantdatacare.com\/blog\/how-to-split-large-outlook-pst-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Split Large Outlook PST file into smaller PST file?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft Outlook creates a PST file format to store all user&#8217;s data which includes emails, contacts, tasks, calendars, and more. Sometimes it exceeds its limit for saving the data and Outlook shows a corruption error. In this situation, the method of splitting PST file can be the best method to resolve the Outlook corruption error related to PST file size. In this blog, we will discuss the &#8220;<strong>Archive &amp; Move to folder&#8221;<\/strong> inbuilt features of Outlook to reduce the size of PST file and provide you the best answer on &#8220;How to Split Large Outlook PST file?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Free Methods to Split Large Outlook PST file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Method 1:- \u2018Archive\u2019\u00a0feature of Outlook to Split PST:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Launch Outlook Application <\/li><li>Click on the &#8220;<strong>File&#8221;<\/strong> menu, and click on the <strong>&#8220;Archive&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/li><li>Select the folder and subfolder in the <strong>&#8220;Archive&#8221;<\/strong> dialog box<\/li><li>Select a date from the <strong>&#8220;Archive items older than&#8221;<\/strong> dropdown list.<\/li><li>Now give a path to save the new PST file by clicking on the <strong>&#8220;Browse&#8221;<\/strong> button and click <strong>&#8220;OK&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After this start the process to split your large PST file in smaller parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Method 2:- Use the &#8220;Move to folder&#8221; option to reduce PST file size<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open MS Outlook<\/li><li>Click on <strong>File >> Account Setting  >> Account Setting<\/strong> option<\/li><li>Select the <strong>Data file<\/strong> tab then choose the add option to create a new <strong>PST<\/strong> file<\/li><li>Go back and open your default PST file in Outlook then click on the Move option.<\/li><li>Now a dropdown list will appear on your screen, from this list simply select the copy to folder option.<\/li><li>Select your newly created PST file from the next window and click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After this delete the unnecessary items from your default PST file to reduce the size of PST file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>An automated method to Split Large Outlook PST file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The user can make use of the eSoftTools PST Splitter Software to split oversized Outlook PST files into multiple smaller parts. This automated tool also supports all latest to older versions of MS Outlook 2016. It can split any sized PST files without creating any problem. Any corrupt r inaccessible PST also can be easily repair with this tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/download\/esoftpstrecovery.exe\" style=\"border-radius:2px;color:#fffffa\"><strong><em>Download now<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To Split the PST file through this tool just follow the given steps:- <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Download &amp; Launch the <strong>eSoftTools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/outlook-recovery\/\">PST splitter<\/a> software.<\/strong>  <\/li><li>To add the over-sized PST file by clicking on Add PST Button.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstrecoverystartup.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Choose anyone from the provided options &#8220;<strong>select PST file<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>search PST database<\/strong>&#8221; and add the PST file then hit on <strong>Start Scanning<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstfileselection.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>After this, the software will show you a detailed preview of your PST files inner elements.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstfilerecovery.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Choose the required elements or the entire items and click on <strong>Save PST<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstrecovery.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Then select <strong>Export to PST<\/strong> and below this option, you will also see the <strong>split PST<\/strong> option simply select it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstsaving.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Now browse the <strong>destination path<\/strong> where you want to save the exported file and click <strong>Convert<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/pstrecovery\/pstsaving.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By applying these simple steps with this software you can easily reduce the size of an oversized PST file in a very short time and with facing any problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Conclusion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here both the manual and the automated method are mentioned in the blog to split PST files. But the manual method has various limitations therefore, it is suggested to use professional software to overcome all the limitations. The eSoftTools PST splitter is 100% safe and tested by the experts to easily split large PST files into multiple smaller parts. You can easily try its demo versions to test its working and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/download\/esoftpstrecovery.exe\" style=\"border-radius:2px;color:#fffffa\"><strong><em>Download now<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Outlook creates a PST file format to store all user&#8217;s data which includes emails, contacts, tasks, calendars, and more. Sometimes it exceeds its limit for saving the data and Outlook shows a corruption error. 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