Compact Now

I learned an important lesson today: never compact your inbox at the beginning of a busy day. Yesterday, I was away from my computer quite a bit, so I decided to let Outlook archive my inbox to reduce its size (My inbox is typically over 2 GB). This morning, I figured it would be a good idea to compact my inbox to improve performance; I was wrong. Two hours later, I’m still compacting and I’m locked out of my inbox until it finishes — which may never happen.

What will I do different next time? I will backup my inbox first. Next, I will wait until te end of the day or a weekend before archiving or compacting. Lesson has been learned.

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Published:: 03.26.08 / 2pm

Category:: Tips & Tricks, Wisdom

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