My Mailbox file is HUGE

[ntsf]

I have an mbox file on my server that's 500 megs. I can't even access my email any longer.

I went ahead and downloaded the file to my pc, which fixed the problem, but I need those emails... Any suggestions for accessing them? I now have a 500mb mbox file on my home pc...

In the past I used a file splitter and browsed the hundreds of text files it created; I don't want to do that again!

 

[BFG10K]

Derivatives of Outlook have compaction & archiving options.

 

[Scarpozzi]

 

[JackBurton]

If you are talking about a pst file (if your using Outlook), run pst scan. It will correct any errors. Then just add that file back into Outlook as a personal folder.

A 500MB file isn't that big.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
If you are talking about a pst file (if your using Outlook), run pst scan. It will correct any errors. Then just add that file back into Outlook as a personal folder.

A 500MB file isn't that big.

the largest PST I've seen here at work is 1.8 gigs.

 

[ntsf]

thanks guys, but it's a UNIX mbox file.

 

[drag]

Maybe try to use something like Eudora or Mozilla's Thunderbird and try import it? Not sure it that will work, but thunderbird is a free download and so it's worth a try, I figure.

Then you can probably export it as a pst file or a colon deliminated text file or whatever and import it back into outlook if you realy want to use that. I am guessing.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

You can import it into outlook if you tell outlook it's in eudora format I believe. (because eudora uses mbox format)