
#HOW TO START OUTLOOK 2016 ARCHIVE ARCHIVE#
To detach the currently linked archive use įile-> Data File Management…-> select your archive file-> button Removeįile-> Account Settings-> Account Settings-> tab Data Files-> select your archive file-> button Remove

Detach the Archive fileĬhanging the above option will not directly detach the currently linked Archive file, it will only prevent it from being linked again when the Archive process has finished running. In this dialog, disable the option: Show archive folder in folder list.ĭisabling this option prevents the Archive file from being linked.

Tools-> Options…-> tab Other-> button AutoArchiveįile-> Options-> section Advanced-> button AutoArchive Settings… You can disable Outlook’s default setting to link your Archive file in the following way You can easily disable this default behavior and detach the Archive file to prevent it from loading each time when you start Outlook. How can I prevent Outlook from loading the archive each time and only open the archive when I need it?īy default, Outlook will link the pst-file created by AutoArchive in your Folder List to prevent the impression of “losing” e-mail. This of course counteracts the increase in speed I was aiming at with having a small mailbox by archiving.

However, my (huge) archive gets loaded each time when I start Outlook and slows down Outlook. I'm using the AutoArchive feature in Outlook to keep my main mailbox small and archive to a separate pst-file.
