Handling large PST files can be challenging, especially when they include years of emails, attachments, contacts, and calendar entries. Large PST files can be difficult to manage, and breaking them into smaller files is a great way to organize your mailbox data, simplify your backups, and make your email archives easier to handle.
You can also manually divide PST files by creating separate Outlook data files and putting chosen emails or folders into those files. However, this approach might not work for big mailboxes. You can also use a separate application like DataVare Outlook PST Split Expert to split a huge PST file into smaller portions based on file size, year, or folder. It supports ANSI and Unicode PST formats and is meant to preserve data integrity when splitting.
Before you split a PST file, it is recommended that you take a backup and then check the resultant files for the emails and attachments that you desire. Users should also pick a suitable splitting mechanism based on their storage needs and mailbox layout.