Default Location of pst files.

kitfit1 · 24 Sep 2009 at 23:05

I've just installed Office 2007, and am starting to use Outlook. For the last 5 years or so i've been using Thunderbird. As many will know, you can change the default location of your e-mails in Thunderbird. I store them on my data drive, so that when i reinstall windows i don't loose my e-mails.

I want to do the same thing with Outlook, but can't for the life of me figure how to do it. There seems to be no option to change the path of the storage folder. Using Win7 by the way.

I've done a google search on this, but most of the results are next to useless.

Any definitive pointers would be well apreciated.

kitfit1 · 25 Sep 2009 at 09:09

Thanks, will give that a try tonight.

kitfit1 · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:23

Yes, im sorry, i should have replied last night (out on the booze).

Thanks oc dude, works 100%. I can't imagine though why MS makes this such a hassle. Do they not think that we may want to keep important e-mails, because i know i do.

kitfit1 · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:48

CaptainCrash said:
Don't forget you'll also need to specify a new location for any archive.pst files if you use them, as they'll stay where they are unless you do so, and will be lost in the event of a reformat. Ask me how I originally found this out... (actually, don't)....

C'mon then spill the beans

I take it that all the additional folders i have created have moved as well ? So that when i reformat they will still be on my data drive ? If that's the case then that's all i need to happen.