Speed up Outlook

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I came across this great little factsheet: Speed up Outlook 2007 - performance tips earlier this year and have shared it with quite a few friends. People grumble to me that they boot up their machine, start Outlook and then wander off for coffee as it takes anywhere up to 5 minutes to load Outlook. They’re amazed when I say I’m up and running in less than 60 seconds from power on. When I say up and running with Outlook they look like cardiac arrest is imminent. HOW???

Pretty simple really – stop using Outlook as your file store :) Seriously, there are a number of ways to speed up Outlook but in my experience top of the pile is keep your data (i.e. your PST’s) lean and mean. Whether it’s manual pruning or using the built in archive tools, you’d be amazed how much difference it makes if your PST is under 1gb and astonished if under 500mb. I’m an email hoarder but now prune and automatically with the archive tools.

Read more at Office Online or grab the tipsheet above. I promise you’ll thank me for it :)

NB – most of the tips here work just as well for Outlook 2003 as they do for 2007

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