Is Outlook in cached mode?
It may well take longer than 30 minutes to complete. Does the Task Manager say Outlook is still using CPU cycles when it appears frozen? Are you doing a Delete or a SHIFT-DELETE? -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com <http://www.rolandschorr.com/> http://www.officeforlawyers.com <http://www.officeforlawyers.com/index.html> Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q From: Steven Calvanese [mailto:scalvan...@membersolutions.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting 700k emails? I waited 30 minutes, It freezes the users outlook and mine when I try to delete the folder or email. Steven Calvanese [IT Support Technician] MEMBER SOLUTIONS [P]267.287.1023 [F]267.287.1039 WWW.MEMBERSOLUTIONS.COM <http://www.membersolutions.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the sole use of the persons named in the email. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify MEMBER SOLUTIONS immediately at 267-287-1000 and permanently remove this email from your mailbox. Any disclosure, copying or distribution of this email by any person who is not the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. ________________________________ ________________________________ From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deleting 700k emails? I agree with Kim, delete the folder. Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower www.rolandschorr.com <http://www.rolandschorr.com/> b...@rolandschorr.com <mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bschorr From: Steven Calvanese [mailto:scalvan...@membersolutions.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Deleting 700k emails? Does anyone know the best way to delete 700k emails in a mailbox all sent in one day? All of the mail is in one folder in a mailbox. Outlook 2003 Exchange 2003 Thanks, Steven Calvanese [IT Support Technician] MEMBER SOLUTIONS [P]267.287.1023 [F]267.287.1039 WWW.MEMBERSOLUTIONS.COM <http://www.membersolutions.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the sole use of the persons named in the email. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify MEMBER SOLUTIONS immediately at 267-287-1000 and permanently remove this email from your mailbox. Any disclosure, copying or distribution of this email by any person who is not the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. ________________________________ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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