{"id":94,"date":"2013-06-21T10:48:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T10:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semnaitik.wordpress.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2021-01-13T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T12:51:38","slug":"upgrade-outlook-pst-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/upgrade-outlook-pst-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade Outlook PST – ANSI to Unicode & Unicode to ANSI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UpgradeIf you want to prevent corruption due to 2 GB size limitation, you can upgrade Outlook. Older Outlook version use ANSI format to store mailbox content not more than 2 GB. On the other hand, the newer Outlook versions use Unicode format which has maximum 20 to 50 GB. Sometimes users may also need to downgrade Outlook due to any reason, i.e. personal or official. In this blog post, you’ll read a manual trick to upgrade Outlook.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft Outlook doesn’t provide any automated conversion or upgrade feature that helps you convert an ANSI PST<\/em> file into the Unicode format or a Unicode PST<\/em> into ANSI format. Even if you upgrade Outlook or downgrade Outlook client, the format of your PST files is not changed, i.e. if it was ANSI PST, it will remain ANSI; and if it was Unicode it will remain Unicode. There is an easy manual process for converting an ANSI PST file to Unicode format. But before using this you must determine the format of your PST file. Is it an ANSI PST file or a Unicode?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To check the format of your PST file, you should follow these simple steps:<\/p>\n

In MS Outlook 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Step 1:<\/strong><\/span> First, launch Microsoft Outlook<\/strong> on your system.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong><\/span> On the taskbar, click the File<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Point to Info<\/strong> in the options ><\/b> click Account Settings ><\/b> again click Account Settings<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/span> <\/strong>The Account Settings<\/em><\/strong> dialog box will appear on your system.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Now click the Data Files<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/span><\/strong> Now double-click the PST file to check its file format.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/span> <\/strong>The Outlook Data File<\/em><\/strong> dialog box will appear. If you see the Outlook Data File<\/strong> in the Format<\/b> box, this means the PST file is in Unicode<\/strong><\/em> format.
\n
\n<\/a>\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Or if you see the Outlook Data File (97-2002)<\/strong> there, this means the PST file is in ANSI <\/em><\/strong>format.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

In MS Outlook 2007 or 2003<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Step 1:<\/strong><\/span> On the taskbar, click the File<\/b> tab. Click Data File Management<\/b> in the options.<\/p>\n

\"ANSI<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/span><\/strong> Now double-click the PST file to check its file format.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/span><\/strong> The Outlook Data File<\/em><\/strong> dialog box will appear. If you see the Outlook Data File<\/strong> in the Format<\/b> box, this means the PST file is in Unicode<\/strong><\/em> format.<\/p>\n

Or if you see the Outlook Data File (97-2002)<\/strong> there, this means the PST file is in ANSI <\/em><\/strong>format.<\/p>\n

Outlook users should also read Safely Compact PST File using Outlook Compact Feature<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Once you’ve determined the format of your Outlook PST files, now it’s the time to upgrade Outlook PST files, i.e. convert ANSI PST to Unicode format. Though this manual technique is considered an easy and effective way to convert PST files\u2019 format, sometimes it may become difficult or a tedious task to perform.<\/p>\n

Four Easy Steps to Upgrade Outlook PST File:<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Step 1:<\/strong><\/span> First of all, launch Microsoft Outlook<\/b> application on your system and create a new PST file. How?<\/strong><\/p>\n