--- description: The guide helps you to split a large PST file into smaller ones that can be managed easily and compatible with the old Outlook versions. title: Split Large PST File into Smaller Files - A Step-by-Step Guide image: https://www.datanumen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/opttab.gif --- * [ ](https://www.facebook.com/DataNumen) * [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datanumen) * [ ](https://twitter.com/DataNumen) [Home](https://www.datanumen.com/) \> [Products](https://www.datanumen.com/products/) \> [DataNumen Outlook Repair](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair/) \> Split Large PST File into Smaller Ones # Using DataNumen Outlook Repair to Split Large File into Smaller Ones ![DataNumen Outlook Repair 10.2 Screenshot](https://www.datanumen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/datanumen-outlook-repair-102-boxshot.png) Sometimes we need to split the large PST file into small ones, because: * Large size of file and large number of items will lead to slow speed in many operations, such as search, moving, etc., so you can split it into small pieces and obtain a more easier and fast management on it. * Outlook old versions (97 to 2002) don’t support [files larger than 2GB](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair/errors/2gb-pst/), so if your file reaches that limit, you have two options: 1. If you have Outlook 2003 or higher versions, you can [convert your oversize PST file to the new format](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair-convert-2gb-pst/). 2. Otherwise, you can split it into small pieces, making sure each piece <= 2GB limit. [DataNumen Outlook Repair](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair/) can help you to split the large PST file into smaller ones automatically. Start DataNumen Outlook Repair. **Note:** Before splitting oversized PST file with DataNumen Outlook Repair, please close Microsoft Outlook and any other applications that may modify the PST file. Go to ![]() tab, then select the following option: ![]() and set the size limit to a value less than 2GB. It is recommended to use a value that is only a fraction of 2GB so that your file will not reach 2GB again soon, for example, 1000MB. Please note the unit is MB. Go back to ![]() tab. Select the oversized Outlook PST file as the source PST file to be repaired: ![]() You can input the PST file name directly or click the ![Browse]() button to browse and select the file. You may also click the ![Find]() button to find the PST file to be processed on the local computer. As the PST file is oversized, it must be in Outlook 97-2002 format. Therefore, please specify its file format to “Outlook 97-2002” in the combo box ![]() beside the source file edit box. If you leave the format as “Auto Determined”, then DataNumen Outlook Repair will scan the source oversized PST file to determine its format automatically. However, this will take additional time. By default, when DataNumen Outlook Repair scans and splits the source oversized file into several smaller ones, the first splitted fixed file is named xxxx\_fixed.pst, the second one is xxxx\_fixed\_1.pst, the third one is xxxx\_fixed\_2.pst, and so on, where xxxx is the name of the source PST file. For example, for source PST file Outlook.pst, by default, the first splitted file will be Outlook\_fixed.pst, and the second will be Outlook\_fixed\_1.pst, and the third will be Outlook\_fixed\_2.pst, etc.. If you want to use another name, then please select or set it accordingly: ![]() You can input the fixed file name directly or click the ![Browse]() button to browse and select the fixed file name. You can select the format of the fixed PST file in the combo box ![]() beside the fixed file edit box , possible formats are Outlook 97-2002 and Outlook 2003-2010\. If you leave the format as “Auto Determined”, then DataNumen Outlook Repair will generate the fixed PST file compatible with the Outlook installed on the local computer. Click the ![Start Repair]() button, and DataNumen Outlook Repair will start scanning the source PST file, recovering and collecting the items in it, and then putting these recovered items into a new fixed PST file whose name is set in Step 6\. We will use Outlook\_fixed.pst as an example. When the size of Outlook\_fixed.pst reaches the limit preset in Step 2, DataNumen Outlook Repair will create a second new PST file called Outlook\_fixed\_1.pst, and try to put the remaining items into that file. When the second file reaches the preset limit too, DataNumen Outlook Repair will create a third new PST file called Outlook\_fixed\_2.pst to accommodate the remaining items, and so on. In the process, the progress bar ![DataNumen Access Repair Progress Bar]() will advance accordingly to indicate the split progress. After the process, if the source oversized PST file has been splitted into several smaller new PST files successfully, you will see a message box like this: ![Success Message Box]() Now you can open the splitted PST files one by one with Microsoft Outlook. And you will find all the items of the original oversized PST file are spreaded among these splitted files. **Note:** The demo version will display the following message box to show the success of the split: ![]() In the new splitted PST files, the contents of the messages and attachments will be replaced with a demo information. 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