How to Save PST in ANSI at Latest Outlook Versions
When it comes to communications, we consider internet as the most effective way to communicate since it is a major element of modern life. MS Outlook has become one of the most effective alternatives for simple e-communication. Apart from emails, it has the capacity to store many personal details like appointments, contacts calendar, journals, and contacts. This is the reason Outlook is referred to as a personal information management system. As time passes, Outlook keeps updating its versions to provide the best user experience. The most widely used and automatic file format used by Outlook is PST that allows ANSI and UNICODE method of saving files. The most current version of Outlook keeps its files using its UNICODE version, whereas Outlook (2002 to the 97th edition) versions store data in older PST with ANSI format. The size is just 2GB.
Origins from Unicode PST Format
If we're discussing an ANSI file and you are aware that it is limited in storage capacity for data of up to 2GB that is appropriate for home users only and not for professionals. A large limit on size slows the Outlook performance and can increase the possibility of corruption of files. This is why MS Outlook has introduced a UNICODE PST file for the latest versions (2003 until 2019) with 20 50 GB up to 20 GB. This is a major change in the ways of working using ANSI in addition to UNICODE.
Create an ANSI PST File in the latest version of Outlook
It's a simple procedure to create the ANSI PST file in the most recent Outlook version. Follow the steps below in order to make the ANSI PST file.
Note: This is going to demonstrate how to use ANSI for Outlook 2013. Outlook 2013. However, If you'd like to utilize ANSI with other Outlook versions, the procedure remains the same.
Step 1: Start Outlook 2013, and then select the New Items option.
Step 2: Now, go to Other Items After that, select the Outlook Data File Option.
Step 3: Next, select "Save as Type" save to type option. Choose the Outlook Data File 97-2002 option from the drop-down menu. This will save the most recent version of the PST UNICODE file in ANSI format.
Step 4: Finalize saving the file to the folder that has a new name.
