ARCHIVED: In Outlook 98, why is the Folder Size button missing from the Mailbox Properties dialog box?
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Microsoft Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 both include a button that allows you to view quota usage statistics. In normal situations, you can can right-click the top level folder, (where username is your username), select , and then click the button to obtain current information about quota usage. For more information on checking the quota usage of your Exchange account, see the Knowledge Base document Check the storage space of your IU Exchange account
In some installations of Outlook 98, the registry.
button may be missing. If the button does not appear in your installation of Outlook, you may add it by editing the WindowsThe following instructions will not create a
button in Outlook 97. Attempting to follow these instructions with Outlook 97 may cause serious problems with your installation of Outlook or Windows.To add the
button in Outlook 98, follow these steps:- Start the Windows Registry Editor by clicking the
regedit
and click .
button, then selecting . Type - Navigate to the following key in the Windows Registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook
- Locate the
- Click the once to select it.
- From the menu, select , then .
- Type
ChkFldrSize
, and then pressEnter
.
value on the right side of the
screen. If you don't see , add this value using
the following directions:
- Click the icon in the right pane. From the menu, select .
- Click
1
(the number) to enable the button. , and in the "Value Data" box, enter a
- Click , and close the Windows Registry Editor.
You should now see the
button in the Outlook 98 properties dialog box of your Exchange mailbox.For more information, see article 186156 in Microsoft's knowledge base.
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Last modified on 2021-09-07 17:07:21.