What Is the Fastest Way to Split PST File by Size?

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CM
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October 06, 2017
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Hi, rnCan anyone help me to split PST file by size? Actually, a person gave me a task to manage his emails and he has handed me a big size PST file. So, I decided to split PST files by size to overcome the situation. Can anybody help me out & provide me the solution so that I can split Outlook files by size to manage my work.

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Verified by Edwin J. Hoffer, Expert · Reviewed October 2017

Hi, nYou can try to split PST file using WinRAR utility to split PST file by size. For this refer the below-mentioned steps: nnOpen WinRAR window and navigate to the folder, where your file is located. nnRight-click on the RAR file and select “Add files to archive” nnIn the newly opened window, you can give a name to your to-be-splitted file. Then in the “compression method” option select “store”. You can now fill the value inside “split to volumes, bytes” after that click OK.

Hi, nnWhile searching the related problem through Google, I found various manual methods & I think one of them might be useful for you also. You can use “Archive Option” in Outlook application to Split PST file by size. Hope it will work for you as well!

Hi Henryd nnI tried using WinRAR, but my PST file is 70 GB and this process is very time-consuming. I will be glad if you suggest me some other solution or any third party tool which can speed up my process. Thanks!

Hi Kerry MorrisnnI earlier tried this archiving method but found that the method is lengthy and is consuming a lot of time. As I have a short period of time so I need a quick method for the same.

Hi, nnYou can use a third party tool which is Intrigua Split PST tool. The tool is easy to use & with this you can easily split PST file by size. The best feature of this tool is that it can split up both UNICODE as well as ANSI PST file.

Hi MariyannIf you want to easily split Outlook PST file by size then you can use a third-party tool Split PST tool. This software is very efficient & can easily split large PST file into smaller parts by Size as well as by date, year & folder. You can even try the demo version of this utility for better understanding. With this you can also split archive PST file of any size as the tool does not impose any file size limitation.

Thanks! LincolnnnI’m really happy that I found satisfactory results by using a third-party tool Split PST software. This tool has all features that one user will ever look for. I’m glad that I use this tool and all my worries are now drained out. Thanks once again.

Hello Guys, nnI have one doubt related with this query. Can I split corrupted PST file by using any of the above suggested method? nnThanks

Hello James, nnYes, You can indirectly split the corrupted PST file by from a third-party vendor Split PST, but the problem is first you want to repair damaged PST file by using Outlook Recovery tool. From the Split PST page, you can clear all your doubts because it already explained this things perfectly. You can refer the following link to get the solution easily: nRefer: & RegardsnLincoln Burrows

Hi Lincoln Burrows, nnThank you for your suggestion. It help me very much. nnThanks & RegardsnJames