The best way to keep your Outlook PST file small is to use the archive option. With the help of this feature, PST file is easily managed. It protects the PST file from corruption,as the increased size of the PST file leads to corruption. In Outlook, an advanced feature i.e., Auto Archive is present which performs archive operation automatically for old items of the Outlook PST file.

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