PST Files 50GB from Mailbox Export

Hi There,
I've archived some mail to PST but the PST file is 75GB.
I don't want to try and open it in Outlook as I'm concerned that due to the 50GB file limit the file may become corrupt in the process.
Is there a way to split this file into two halves safely? or a no-risk way of opening it in Outlook 2013 and moving half the data into another PST?

There are PST splitters out there and a quick Google search for PST Split Software will get you several options.
I don't know of any way to open a PST file that has exceeded its limit and historically once you get close to that limit things get a bit shaky and once you are past the limit it has always resulted in corruption.
I think your best thing to do would be to re-export it by date range to keep it under 50GB OR use a 3rd party utility like our DigiScope that can do PST overflow, i.e. when limit is close we spawn a new PST so you end up with Jon Smith.PST, John Smith1.PST
etc.
If you try one of the splitters I would definitely only work with a COPY of the PST and protect the master copy.
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Have you tried to do this from the actual Exchange 2007 server? I assume you are trying to import the pst to an Exchagne 2007 email account to Exchange 2007 correct?
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I honestly recall in the back of my head a problem with Exchange 2007 and Outlook CDOs or something like that. I could be wrong but I remember something from a year ago.....
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Please try like this. Rename folder name same as alias. i.e. \\server\share\<alias>. below are examples.
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"Unable to open PST file '\\server\share\mmouse\mmouse.pst'.
Error details: Could
not find a part of the path '\\server\share\mmouse\mmouse.pst'.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [New-MailboxImportRequest], RemotePermanentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 27802833,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.NewMailboxImportRequest"
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Hi Mr.Donowitz,
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"some of them"
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I had the same problem as the original poster... extremely slow .pst performance for a current archive folder.
I have a SBS 2008 system in place at this client. Ironically they acquired another small business and everyone moved in--along with all their data which lead to the following discovery.
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Hi,
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Details u needed.
SUMMARY
The Fixmapi.exe tool is included with Internet Explorer 5 & above to detect and aid in resolving conflicts with Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) files that may affect your ability to send and receive mail and faxes from other programs.
FixMAPI ( What Exactly it does ?).....
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Quick Info
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Hello,
I'm running exchange 2010Sp2 rollup5 ver2, the mailbox database in question is in a DAG. The databases are being backed up by commvault.
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Where should backup guy restore the database/log file (completely separate server from my mailbox servers?)
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Hi
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