Outlook PST File Fix and Repair

If you are trying to create a .pst file in Outlook 2003 you will notice that it is slightly different to the previous versions of Outlook. The new .pst files are now called Microsoft Office Personal Folders file format.
If you want to create a pst file in Outlook 2003 just do this;

Open Outlook 2003
Click file
Click [...]

All PST files do have a size limit and have improved since the early days of Outlook.
Here is a small table showing the size limits of the different versions of outlook;
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Version of Outlook

Size Limit

Size Limit

Outlook 97
2GB
Cannot be increased

Outlook 98
2GB
Cannot be increased

Outlook 2000
2GB
Cannot be increased

Outlook 2002
2GB
Cannot be increased

Outlook 2003
20GB
Not recommended to increase the limit

Outlook 2007
20GB
Not recommended [...]