Hi all I get the following error when tryint to open mails: The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? On the partition is more than 5GB free space
MSExchangeStudent wrote: > Hi all > > I get the following error when tryint to open mails: > > The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could > not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. > > I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? > On the partition is more than 5GB free space Hi - this has nothing to do with Exchange - it's an Outlook issue (OST files aren't part of Exchange). Try disabling cached mode and closing Outlook - delete the old OST file, re-open Outlook and re-enable cached mode (restart again). If you continue to have problems try posting in microsoft.public.outlook for more help (and include the exact versions & service pack levels of everything when you do).
First off I would try to open the email in Outlook Web Access. If that works, I would probably delete the OST file. Shut down Outlook. Navigate to the OST location and delete it. Then restart Outlook. Your mailbox will appear empty but then start downloading messages. Depending on your mailbox size this could take a while. "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi all I get the following error when tryint to open mails: The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? On the partition is more than 5GB free space
You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST file. Oliver "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi all I get the following error when tryint to open mails: The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? On the partition is more than 5GB free space
THank you "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote in message news:e4JqMcDtIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > MSExchangeStudent wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I get the following error when tryint to open mails: >> >> The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could >> not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. >> >> I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? >> On the partition is more than 5GB free space > > Hi - this has nothing to do with Exchange - it's an Outlook issue (OST > files aren't part of Exchange). Try disabling cached mode and closing > Outlook - delete the old OST file, re-open Outlook and re-enable cached > mode (restart again). > > If you continue to have problems try posting in microsoft.public.outlook > for more help (and include the exact versions & service pack levels of > everything when you do). >
OK, i will try this "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message news:%23VaS1bDtIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > First off I would try to open the email in Outlook Web Access. > If that works, I would probably delete the OST file. > Shut down Outlook. > Navigate to the OST location and delete it. > Then restart Outlook. > Your mailbox will appear empty but then start downloading messages. > Depending on your mailbox size this could take a while. > > > "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message > news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi all > > I get the following error when tryint to open mails: > > The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could not be > accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. > > I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? > On the partition is more than 5GB free space
Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 posts. Thank you for the reply "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST file. Oliver "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi all I get the following error when tryint to open mails: The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? On the partition is more than 5GB free space
MSExchangeStudent wrote: > Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 > posts. Thank you for the reply If the mailbox is extremely large & you've got a FAT32 partition note that the OST file can't grow beyond 4GB. > > > "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in > message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST > file. > > Oliver > "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in > message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi all > > I get the following error when tryint to open mails: > > The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost > could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. > > I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? > On the partition is more than 5GB free space
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote in message news:eIrMEhEtIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > MSExchangeStudent wrote: >> Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 >> posts. Thank you for the reply > > If the mailbox is extremely large & you've got a FAT32 partition note > that the OST file can't grow beyond 4GB. ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. How do i check if i have FAT32 and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do i get rid of mail? >> >> >> "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in >> message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST >> file. >> >> Oliver >> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in >> message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hi all >> >> I get the following error when tryint to open mails: >> >> The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost >> could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. >> >> I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? >> On the partition is more than 5GB free space > > >
"MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:uRLL%23wFtIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > wrote in > message news:eIrMEhEtIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>> Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 >>> posts. Thank you for the reply >> >> If the mailbox is extremely large & you've got a FAT32 partition note >> that the OST file can't grow beyond 4GB. > > ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. How do i check if i have FAT32 and if > so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do i get rid of > mail? No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - so what do i do to get rid of it? >>> >>> >>> "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in >>> message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST >>> file. >>> >>> Oliver >>> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in >>> message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Hi all >>> >>> I get the following error when tryint to open mails: >>> >>> The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost >>> could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. >>> >>> I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? >>> On the partition is more than 5GB free space >> >> >> > >
Drop to a command prompt and do a chkdsk. The first think it will tell you is the type. Fat or NTFS. "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:uRLL%23wFtIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > wrote in > message news:eIrMEhEtIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>> Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 >>> posts. Thank you for the reply >> >> If the mailbox is extremely large & you've got a FAT32 partition note >> that the OST file can't grow beyond 4GB. > > ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. How do i check if i have FAT32 and if > so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do i get rid of > mail? >>> >>> >>> "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in >>> message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST >>> file. >>> >>> Oliver >>> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in >>> message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Hi all >>> >>> I get the following error when tryint to open mails: >>> >>> The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost >>> could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. >>> >>> I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? >>> On the partition is more than 5GB free space >> >> >> > >
MSExchangeStudent wrote: <snipped for length> >> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! > How do i check if i have FAT32 >> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >> i get rid of mail? > > No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. > dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be > the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but NTFS on a current-generation workstation. > so what do i do to get > rid of it? Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to properties. On the general tab, check out what it says for File System. You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very smoothly, but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that is not synced with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) make a backup of your files first. Note that you cannot convert back from NTFS without third party tools (although that should never be necessary) See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. > <snipped for length>
File system says FAT32 yes "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote in message news:e7q$kEGtIHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > MSExchangeStudent wrote: > > <snipped for length> > >>> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. > > Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! > >> How do i check if i have FAT32 >>> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >>> i get rid of mail? >> >> No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. >> dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be >> the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - > > Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but NTFS > on a current-generation workstation. > >> so what do i do to get >> rid of it? > > Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to properties. > On the general tab, check out what it says for File System. > > You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very smoothly, > but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that is not synced > with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) make a backup of > your files first. Note that you cannot convert back from NTFS without > third party tools (although that should never be necessary) > > See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. >> > > <snipped for length> >
OK, i did delete the .ost and my mail are busy downloading again....i'm also busy deleting unwanted mail while the maildownloading are in progress which i couldn't do. I will also archive old mail into a .pst and store it somewhere on my fileserver. I hope the above is best practise - thank you for the ideas so far "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message news:%23zW685FtIHA.672@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Drop to a command prompt and do a chkdsk. > The first think it will tell you is the type. Fat or NTFS. > > "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message > news:uRLL%23wFtIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" >> wrote in >> message news:eIrMEhEtIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>>> Can't be - i have 5GB left on the drive but i will try the first 2 >>>> posts. Thank you for the reply >>> >>> If the mailbox is extremely large & you've got a FAT32 partition note >>> that the OST file can't grow beyond 4GB. >> >> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. How do i check if i have FAT32 and if >> so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do i get rid of >> mail? >>>> >>>> >>>> "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote in >>>> message news:O%238yumDtIHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> You appear to have no space left on the disk that houses the OST >>>> file. >>>> >>>> Oliver >>>> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in >>>> message news:uTlsgWDtIHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> I get the following error when tryint to open mails: >>>> >>>> The folder could not be opened. The file <path>:\outlook.ost >>>> could not be accessed. There is not enough space on the disk. >>>> >>>> I have exch2003 and outlook 2003. How do i fix this? >>>> On the partition is more than 5GB free space >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
You can convert to NTFS if you wish. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 Honestly if you are running Windows 2000 or higher you should be on NTFS. "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:OwT%23KVLtIHA.5580@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > File system says FAT32 yes > > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > wrote in > message news:e7q$kEGtIHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >> >> <snipped for length> >> >>>> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. >> >> Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! >> >>> How do i check if i have FAT32 >>>> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >>>> i get rid of mail? >>> >>> No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. >>> dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be >>> the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - >> >> Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but NTFS >> on a current-generation workstation. >> >>> so what do i do to get >>> rid of it? >> >> Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to properties. >> On the general tab, check out what it says for File System. >> >> You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very smoothly, >> but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that is not >> synced with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) make a >> backup of your files first. Note that you cannot convert back from NTFS >> without third party tools (although that should never be necessary) >> >> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. >>> >> >> <snipped for length> >> > >
Thank you - will NTFS allow me a bigger .ost then 4GB and doesn't that change Craig "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message news:%23%23U2%23KPtIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > You can convert to NTFS if you wish. > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 > > Honestly if you are running Windows 2000 or higher you should be on NTFS. > > "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message > news:OwT%23KVLtIHA.5580@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> File system says FAT32 yes >> >> >> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" >> wrote in >> message news:e7q$kEGtIHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>> >>> <snipped for length> >>> >>>>> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. >>> >>> Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! >>> >>>> How do i check if i have FAT32 >>>>> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >>>>> i get rid of mail? >>>> >>>> No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. >>>> dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be >>>> the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - >>> >>> Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but >>> NTFS on a current-generation workstation. >>> >>>> so what do i do to get >>>> rid of it? >>> >>> Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to >>> properties. On the general tab, check out what it says for File System. >>> >>> You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very smoothly, >>> but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that is not >>> synced with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) make a >>> backup of your files first. Note that you cannot convert back from NTFS >>> without third party tools (although that should never be necessary) >>> >>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. >>>> >>> >>> <snipped for length> >>> >> >> >
Sure. FAT32 has a max file size of 4GB. NTFS has a potential 16 TB max file size. "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message news:%23vTNd2btIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thank you - will NTFS allow me a bigger .ost then 4GB and doesn't that > change > > Craig > > "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message > news:%23%23U2%23KPtIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> You can convert to NTFS if you wish. >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 >> >> Honestly if you are running Windows 2000 or higher you should be on NTFS. >> >> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message >> news:OwT%23KVLtIHA.5580@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> File system says FAT32 yes >>> >>> >>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" >>> wrote in >>> message news:e7q$kEGtIHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>>> >>>> <snipped for length> >>>> >>>>>> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. >>>> >>>> Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! >>>> >>>>> How do i check if i have FAT32 >>>>>> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >>>>>> i get rid of mail? >>>>> >>>>> No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. >>>>> dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be >>>>> the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - >>>> >>>> Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but >>>> NTFS on a current-generation workstation. >>>> >>>>> so what do i do to get >>>>> rid of it? >>>> >>>> Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to >>>> properties. On the general tab, check out what it says for File System. >>>> >>>> You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very >>>> smoothly, but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that >>>> is not synced with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) >>>> make a backup of your files first. Note that you cannot convert back >>>> from NTFS without third party tools (although that should never be >>>> necessary) >>>> >>>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. >>>>> >>>> >>>> <snipped for length> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
O, OK - thank you very much for the help. Craig "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message news:etkMfActIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Sure. > FAT32 has a max file size of 4GB. > NTFS has a potential 16 TB max file size. > > "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message > news:%23vTNd2btIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Thank you - will NTFS allow me a bigger .ost then 4GB and doesn't that >> change >> >> Craig >> >> "Martin Blackstone" wrote in message >> news:%23%23U2%23KPtIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> You can convert to NTFS if you wish. >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 >>> >>> Honestly if you are running Windows 2000 or higher you should be on >>> NTFS. >>> >>> "MSExchangeStudent" wrote in message >>> news:OwT%23KVLtIHA.5580@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> File system says FAT32 yes >>>> >>>> >>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" >>>> wrote in >>>> message news:e7q$kEGtIHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>> MSExchangeStudent wrote: >>>>> >>>>> <snipped for length> >>>>> >>>>>>> ...and my mailbox is now on 4.6GB. >>>>> >>>>> Youch. I won't even ask what you keep in there! >>>>> >>>>>> How do i check if i have FAT32 >>>>>>> and if so even if i try and delete mail i get the message so how do >>>>>>> i get rid of mail? >>>>>> >>>>>> No, sorry, just had a look now and my offline .ost file is 3.99GB. >>>>>> dont know why exchange system mnger is showing 4.6GB...can that be >>>>>> the reason (4gb limit) why i get the error - >>>>> >>>>> Yes. I didn't think of it at first as it's rare to find anything but >>>>> NTFS on a current-generation workstation. >>>>> >>>>>> so what do i do to get >>>>>> rid of it? >>>>> >>>>> Right-click on your hard drive in Windows Explorer and go to >>>>> properties. On the general tab, check out what it says for File >>>>> System. >>>>> >>>>> You can convert FAT32 to NTFS easily, and it usually goes very >>>>> smoothly, but if you have any data on this computer (as in, stuff that >>>>> is not synced with data on a server - your OST file doesn't count) >>>>> make a backup of your files first. Note that you cannot convert back >>>>> from NTFS without third party tools (although that should never be >>>>> necessary) >>>>> >>>>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881 for more help. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <snipped for length> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
