This guide will show you how to compress an Outlook Data File. This helps keep the size of you email archives down.

1. Have Outlook open and select the "File" tab. Navigate to "Info >> Account Settings >> Account Settings":

2. In the window that appears, select the "Data Files" tab, click on the data file you wish to compress to highlight it, then click "Settings":

3. In the new window that appears click on the "Advanced" tab, the select "Outlook Data File Settings":

4. Click on "Compact Now". A progress bar will appear that say "Compacting", when this finishes and disappears click OK:

You can now close the windows. You Outlook Data File has been compressed.

If you require assistance with this process, please contact Support.

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