Microsoft Outlook being weird???

Lifeisbutadream

When I go into my 'sent' folder, I used to be able to do a search for sent items, but the search facility doesnt seem to be working properly now.

There is a message at the top saying 'search results may be incomplete because items are still being indexed. Click here for more details'

When I click, it gives the message :

26729 items remain in 'Personal Folders'
26729 items remaining across all open mailboxes

Does anyone have any idea what is going on? I have tried closing it all down and rebooting (my answer to everything!) but it still doesnt work.

I really need this search facility as I often need to check what I have sent to customers... I would be really grateful for any help!

Thanks...

Hammyman

Yep...
Each email folder (inbox, sent, deleted items, any you've created) is in fact saved on the hard drive a database. Outlook and Outlook Express start to get all funky once that individual file hits 2GB. I suspect that like a client I went to yesterday, you don't delete sent emails so its hit that limit and all kinds of things are happening. 2GB can be hit quite quickly if you're also sending attachments. Go through it and delete all those joke emails you've forwarded and create a new folder and transfer some to that.

Lifeisbutadream

Hammyman wrote: »

Yep...
Each email folder (inbox, sent, deleted items, any you've created) is in fact saved on the hard drive a database. Outlook and Outlook Express start to get all funky once that individual file hits 2GB. I suspect that like a client I went to yesterday, you don't delete sent emails so its hit that limit and all kinds of things are happening. 2GB can be hit quite quickly if you're also sending attachments. Go through it and delete all those joke emails you've forwarded and create a new folder and transfer some to that.

I dont tend to delete sent items as I keep them for reference..

One of the things I did this morning though was delete the oldest half of the sent items, but it doesnt seem to have worked?

tronator

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

I dont tend to delete sent items as I keep them for reference..

That's why Hammy suggested to delete all these forwarded joke emails. Or do you need them for reference?

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

One of the things I did this morning though was delete the oldest half of the sent items, but it doesnt seem to have worked?

You might need to compact (or however it's called in Outlook) your PST. Google for "compact Outlook PST"...

Lifeisbutadream

tronator wrote: »

That's why Hammy suggested to delete all these forwarded joke emails. Or do you need them for reference?

I dont forward joke emails I dont get any anyway!


You might need to compact (or however it's called in Outlook) your PST. Google for "compact Outlook PST"...

Thanks I will try that..

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