HUGE Outlook Database. HELP! – Using Exchange. Can I move folders to cloud service? Suggestions?

28. May 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , ,

Hi - 

My wife is in kind of a pickle with her 12 years of Outlook folders, emails and files synced with Exchange.  The database file for her Outlook identity is approaching nearly 40GB of space and really causing a ton of issues.  Have had to rebuild, create new identity and loads Outlook incredibly slow. 

What I'm looking for is a suggestion of how to move some of these files to the cloud (storage - still searchable, accessible and usable) and out of her locally based identity folder.  Any thoughts?

What we have done:

  • Locally based files.  This doesn't take any stress off the computer.
  • Drag and Drop to Gmail.  We're talking about tons of folders here and it times out if the folder is too large.
  • Leave them as they are.  Yup - this is how we are now.

Most of these folders and files are clients from 4+ years ago that she legally needs to keep for reference and if they want to buy or sell again (she's in real estate) she wants to revisit the emails.  

I keep coming back to the way that my iPad/iPhone work.  You can search particular folders and files but they are NOT stored on your phone/tablet unless you download them.  Is there a way to keep a "shadow folder" in Outlook where the folder content isn't locally stored but still searchable/accessible?

Thanks for your help!

How to fix a failed Outlook 2011 database rebuild?

03. March 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: ,

If I attempted to rebuild a 14.3.9 Outlook database and it did not rebuild, possibly because of disk space <200GB, can I use an external disk to add disk space to perhaps complete the database rebuild? I used this procedure. http://www.officeformachelp.com/2012/05/how-to-recover-your-data-when-rebuilding-restoring-and-upgrading-fails/

I get error -15000 

Any help is appreciated,

Jack


Outlook database will not rebuild how does creating a new identify affect another outlook users working Outlook identify?

21. January 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: ,
Hi all, I hope that the title makes some kind of sense, sorry if I have used the wrong terminology

My Outlook database has a problem, but using the database utility as requested stalls at step 4 [-1800]

If I create a new identify and basically start from scratch rather than try and copy folders one by one (trying to avoid the corrupted one) into the new database what affect would this have on my wife's working outlook when she logs in to her desktop account? Is there a way of preserving her currently working Outlook whilst trying to repair or start again with mine?
Many thanks
Doug


Outlook 2011: Mail messages in mailbox folder in "On My Computer" not showing

08. November 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , ,
I have an Exchange user who cannot view messages in a particular mailbox folder in the "On My Computer" bucket. The messages can still be found on her computer using Spotlight; however, they are not viewable from within the Outlook application. I have rebuilt her Outlook database with no luck. I have checked for peculiar rules and don't see any listed. 

This problem occurred after a migration from a G5 to an iMac using Migration Assistant. The problem was recently reported, but the migration occurred about a month ago. I'm thinking that migration could have spawned an issue with DB integrity. The good news is that I might still have access to her old G5. If I were to export an OLM from her old computer and import it into Outlook on her iMac, do you think it would resolve the issue? Any other ideas besides trashing preferences? 


Daemon error; rebuilt Outlook database; reinstalled Outlook; can’t install updates

25. July 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , ,
Running 14.2.3. of the entire Office suite.  I've had this update installed for weeks.

Today Outlook crashed, giving me a Daemon error.  I tried a rebuild, and the Daemon crash report just kept coming up every 5 seconds.

Outlook refused to open.

I trashed the Daemon files, under the impression they would be regenerated when I opened Outlook again.  No luck. Get 3 O bounces, then a quit.

Tried to recover the daemon files from Time Machine, but it somehow couldn't find them.  No luck.

Rebuilt database.  Copied to User folder desktop, created new one.  No luck.

Finally trashed Outlook from Applications.  Reinstalled from DVD disc.  Attempted to open.  No luck.

Downoaded all 3 updates from Microsoft.  Tried to install SP1, but it won't allow me, as it says there's no version it applies to.  Totally out of luck.

As you can see, I've tried many of the remedies prescribed in these forums and I'm now just dead in the water.  Please, please, please, someone help me. 

Thanks, in advance.

Brian