Reasons behind slow working of MS Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the most commonly used e-mail application program in homes and offices in modern era. This is mainly due to its rich user-friendlyness and fast working. MS Outlook uses PST files for the storage of all the important data in it. In many situations continuous use of MS Outlook increases the size of PST file beyond 2GB and hence increases its chances of corruption. Apart form PST file corruption, this rise is size of PST file is also accompanied with the slow working of Outlook ie when the size of PST file reaches 1.8GB, there is a significant decrease in the speed of MS Outlook and it starts behaving in a weird manner. Large sized PST files are very difficult to access which affects the work of the Outlook users considerably. Therefore in order to have access to these inaccessible files, Outlook users must go for a third party PST File Splitter software which can Split Large PST File into many small PST files & hence increase the speed of Outlook to much extent.

Reasons behind Slow Working of MS Outlook
There are few reasons because of which you continuously face the problem of slow working of MS Outlook:

(1) Increased PST File: Large sized PST file (above 2GB) is the most common reason for the slow working of  MS Outlook.

(2) Hardware Incompatibility: Less Random Access Memory (RAM) plays a significant role in slowing down the speed of Outlook along with other applications.

(3) More CPU Usage: Sometimes more CPU usage due to background running of various applications can reduce the Outlook to a a considerable limit. Installation of some heavy software can also degrade MS Outlook performance.

Solutions to Solve This Problem:

There are few solutions which are quite handy in solving the problem of slow working of Outlook:

(1) Increase Random Access Memory (RAM) of your pc.

(2) You can trim your PST file to reduce its size below 2GB.

(3) You can stop running other applications when Outlook is running specially installing a software.

(4) You can also make use of a suitable third party Split PST Files software. These software employs high scanning techniques that help in efficient splitting of large sized PST file into many small sized PST files. Many software are available in the market that Split PST files on the basis of various formats according to user requirement. Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter v2.0 is one such software.

Stellar Phoenix PST File Splitter v2.0 is a powerful PST File Splitter software that split large PST files on the basis of Date, Size, Email Ids & Folders. The software supports MS Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP), 2000 and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, and NT4(SP6). The software creates a Batch file to automate split process and restores the formatting of HTML & RTF messages. Built with rich user interface, the software is easy-to-understand and simple-to-use & even a layman can use it without much prior technical skills.