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Automatically compact all Microsoft Outlook PST data files using an AutoIT script
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| ;//Compact all PST files.au3 | |
| ;//Rick Upton, November 1, 2015 | |
| ;//http://www.rickupton.com | http://gb.rickupton.com | |
| ;// | |
| ;//This AutoIT script is a slightly modified version of code posted here: http://superuser.com/questions/836758/bulk-compaction-of-700gb-of-pst-files | |
| ;//The purpose of this code is to automatically compact all Outlook PST files on a Windows PC. | |
| ;// | |
| ;//Using a PowerShell script, open the Mail control panel and then run this script using the following two commands: | |
| ;//Show-ControlPanelItem Mail* | |
| ;//Start-Process "C:\Compact all PST files.au3" -Wait | |
| ;// | |
| #include <GUIListView.au3> | |
| SplashTextOn("Automated compaction of Outlook files in process", "DO NOT TOUCH THE COMPUTER WHILE THIS IS RUNNING.", 400, 80) | |
| Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4) | |
| WinWait("Mail Setup - Outlook", "Setup e-mail accounts and dire") | |
| ControlClick("Mail Setup - Outlook", "Setup e-mail accounts and dire", "Button2") | |
| WinWait("Account Settings", "AcctMgr Tab") | |
| ;//Gets list of Data files listed | |
| $sTitle = "Account Settings" | |
| $hWnd = WinGetHandle($sTitle) | |
| If @error Then | |
| MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to find window") | |
| EndIf | |
| WinActivate($hWnd) | |
| $hlist = ControlGetHandle($hWnd, "", "[CLASS:SysListView32; INSTANCE:2]") | |
| If @error Then Exit | |
| $arraycount = _GUICtrlListView_GetItemCount($hlist) | |
| Local $ltext[$arraycount] | |
| $i = 0 | |
| Do | |
| $ltext[$i] = _GUICtrlListView_GetItemText($hlist, $i) | |
| $i = $i + 1 | |
| Until $i = $arraycount | |
| ;//Goes into each listed Data file and compacts them | |
| $b = 0 | |
| Do | |
| _GUICtrlListView_ClickItem($hlist, $b, "left", False, 2) | |
| Sleep(1000) | |
| WinWaitActive("Outlook Data File") | |
| ControlClick("Outlook Data File", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]") ; click Compact Now | |
| Sleep(1200) | |
| If WinExists("Compact Now") Then WinWaitClose("Compact Now") | |
| WinClose("Outlook Data File") | |
| $b = $b + 1 | |
| Until $b = $arraycount | |
| WinClose("Outlook Data Files") | |
| WinClose("Account Settings") | |
| WinClose("Mail Setup - Outlook") | |
| SplashOff() | |
| Exit |
Does this work the same way as pressing the compact now button in outlook?
Yes, this script automates the process of pressing "Compact Now" for each data file.
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Does this work the same way as pressing the compact now button in outlook?