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XCLN: Err Msg: There Are Too Many Items In This Folder

Article ID: 174896

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0 for Macintosh

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to browse a folder, hard disk drive, or network share to create or add a personal folder (.PST) file or personal address book (PAB) file, you may receive the following error:

There are too many items in this folder. Some will not be shown.

CAUSE

You are attempting to create a file in a directory that contains more than 581 subdirectories. This is a limitation of the Macintosh operating system and is not a problem with the Microsoft Exchange Client.

Keywords: KB174896

Microsoft KB Archive/174896

XCLN: Err Msg: There Are Too Many Items In This Folder

SYMPTOMS

CAUSE