It seems a completely simple question: where is email stored?

Mail can be stored on the server or in a personal folder on your computer (personal folder file, PST file). Today we will talk about how messages are stored on your computer.

Storage messages locally on your own computer

Suppose you have decided to reduce the size of the mailbox by storing messages email On your computer (instead of storing them, for example, on the mail server). You may simply need to move part of messages associated with an important project from one computer to another. How to do it? Where does e-mail be kept after the execution of these actions?
Answer: Mail will be stored in the Outlook personal folder (personal folder file, PST file). There are two ways to store mail in PST files.

Creating and using personal folders (PST files) is performed in the Outlook application is quite simple. Below is a number of reasons for which personal folders should be used.

• Release space on server Personal folders should be used when receiving from system administrator Notifications that the size of the mailbox approaches the maximum permissible.
• More efficient documentation Use personal folders for storing messages needed for professional or personal goals. PST storage allows you to maintain a documentary mark.
• Portability Personal folders can be used to transfer or copy messages from one computer to another, as well as for backup to a CD or other removable media.

Think before saving messages locally

Access to messages stored in the PST file, only one user can get, so policies in some organizations are not allowed or explicitly prohibited local storage of messages.

We have just considered the advantages of this approach, but it is also necessary to know that local storage is not suitable for everyone. To understand whether it is suitable for you, you need to take into account the facts below.

• When using PST files, access to messages at each time is possible only from one computer. Messages stored in PST files are less available than messages on the mail server. Messages are stored on your computer, so they will not be available from another computer. (A method for bypassing this restriction, see the last year of the series.)
• Simultaneously with the PST file, only one user can work. Even when sharing Computer and provision general access To the PST file, the user will be able to open this file only after the user works closes the file.
• Local storage may be prohibited by the organization's policies. In some organizations, the rules are adopted that can be and what can not be stored. Organization's storage policies may prohibit creating PST files (or prevent them from creating). Instead of moving messages to your own folders, users are provided with access to special "managed folders". As a rule, creates such folders and manage the system administrator.

It's time to proceed with the actions using the archiving function

We looked at some advantages and disadvantages of local storage of messages. It is time to consider ways. Let's start with archiving. The main advantage of the archiving feature (also known as autoarchivation) is that it is only necessary to press it to use it Yes.

With the usual Outlook setup, the autoarchivation feature is enabled by default. (In the fourth year of the series, it will be shown how to change the default settings.) This means that as soon as you pressed the button. Yes In the Outlook message window "Perform an automatic archiving of old elements now?", Auto-rotation function will start performing its work.

The autoarchivation function moves the messages depending on their storage period. This is done regularly (for example, every 14 days) until the user responds "Yes."

Below is a review of this function.

To start the procedure, click Yes.

Messages are moving from the mailbox ...

... in the archive folder.

The Outlook application creates this folder automatically.

All subfolded mailbox folders are automatically mirrored to archive folder, and messages are moved to these nested folders according to their location in mailbox. Thus, the archiving feature copies the mailbox structure to the archive folder. The figure shows that the Alpine Ski House and Contoso folders look in the archive folder in the same way as in the mailbox.

Again, the Outlook application performs all the work automatically.

As you have already noticed, the Outlook application performs most of the work automatically. If you feel about the people who need to be neatly, but which are not interested in exactly how it will be done, the archiving function is your choice. How does this feature relate to personal folders? We will look at this question further.

Personal folders provide maximum degree of control.

In contrast to the archiving function, when using personal folders, part of the work has to be performed independently. This means that you will have to create folders and invested folders and place the message there. Messages can be moved by dragging, using the menu commands or by creating your own rules. What are the advantages of this? Since you move messages yourself, you can arrange them arbitrarily.

Is this method suitable for you?

• You periodically clean the "Inbox" folder.
• You save messages every time after reading.
• You group the project messages, theme and other important categories.
• You like to develop storage systems and you intend to update these systems, for example, after the completion of old projects and at the beginning of work on new ones.
• You create rules for moving messages to the specified folders.

If so, then you will enjoy the degree of control that personal folders provide.

In both cases, PST files are used.

As you already know, and when using archiving, and when using personal folders, the messages are moved (and not copied) to the Outlook folder. In both cases, displaced messages will always be available in a folder in Outlook transitions.

Another similarity is that in both cases folders, invested folders and messages are stored in the file, which is called Outlook data file. This file is also called the Outlook personal folder file, the PST file and personal storage (the PST file is stored on your personal computer).

Additional type of personal folder

For some types of accounts, email delivery is carried out directly into a personal folder. If the email is delivered directly to your computer, as is the case when using the POP3 account or configured the Exchange Server account, your mailbox will be similar to the mailbox, circled in red. This means that in the field of transitions next to the mailbox icon will be indicated Personal folders.

What does this mean? As a rule, this means that email is delivered directly to the PST file on your computer. (By default, this file is called outlook.pst.) Even if the mail is delivered to the personal folder of this type, you still can use the archiving function or independently created personal folder. The location on the disk is limited, the folders are filled, so after building the order, the search for the necessary data is done much faster.

Today I want to tell how to find edited files in Outlook. When I was a system administrator and I had to trim and help with ordinary users, then there were situations when they had a letter with an investment and they opened it directly from Outlook, edited, and then only realized that the changes were not preserved, I do not know whether because of the inattention Whether because of its illiteracy, but it turns out such files are not lost.

Where files are stored

Microsoft has long been facing this situation and in Outlook settings, such files are saved after editing from the letter for each operating system This is your way.

% username% is the name of your account

• For Windows XP.: C: \\ Documents and Settings \\% UserName% \\ Local Settings \\ Temporary Internet Files \\ CONTENT.Outlook \\
• For Windows 7.: C: \\ Users \\% Username% \\ APPDATA \\ LOCAL \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ Temporary Internet Files \\ Content.outlook \\
• For Windows 8.1.C: \\ Users \\% UserName% \\ APPDATA \\ LOCAL \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ inetcache \\ Content.outlook \\

Let me remind you that this folder It will be hidden, how to make the display of hidden folders, see the link.

and teach users, at least a little more attentive, and do not shift, all on the shoulders of the system administrator, which in their opinion should correct all their stupidity

To simplify your life even more to you and the user can forget again where it lies and again strain you, where my files, I will give you an OutlookTemblener utility, she can constantly open this folder (content.outlook), where the edited files are in Outlook .

Install OutlookTempCleaner, NEXT Master Wizard opens

if you wish, we can specify your own installation

After a couple of seconds you will have this utility, run it through the Start button.

In the open utility, click Open Folder. She will open you the desired folder With your search files.

Outlook saves backup copies of data in different places. Depending on the type of account, you can create backup copies of email messages, personal address book, navigation field parameters, signatures, templates, etc.

If you use Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 or Outlook.com, email messages will be archived on the email server. In most cases, the personal folder file (PST) is not used with accounts.

To view some backup files for Outlook, you need to display hidden system folders and file name extensions. For information on how to do this, see section.

Backup Information Office 365 Accounts, Exchange and Outlook.com

For Office 365 Accounts, Exchange or Outlook.com, Hotmail.com or Live.com Accounts, not having access via POP or IMAP, there is no PST file of personal folders. You may have a file of autonomous folders (OST), but when adding a new email account, Outlook automatically creates it again. This file cannot be moved from one computer to another.

For Office 365 Accounts, Exchange or Outlook.com, Hotmail.com or Live.com accounts, not having access via POP or IMAP, you can transfer the following data from one computer to another.

Parameters of the Navigation Area

These parameters are available in one of the places below.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Outluk \\ Name profile. Xml

Previous windows version

Styles seal

The OutlPRNT file can be found in one of the following places.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Outluk \\ Outlprnt

Previous versions Windows Disc: \\ My Documents and and \\ Application Date \\ Microsoft \\ Outluk \\ Outlprnt

Files from which Outlook signatures are created in the places below.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ APPDATA \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Signatures

Previous versions of Windows

In the 32- and 64-bit versions of Outlook, the forms are stored in different places. Files from which Outlook form are created can be found in the places below.

All versions of Windows Disk: \\ Files \\ Common Files \\ Microsoft Shared \\ Stationery

All versions of Windows On the disk: \\ Program Files (x86) \\ COMMON FILES \\ Microsoft Shared \\ Stationery

Customizable forms

Files from which custom Outlook forms are created in the places below.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ APPDATA \\ LOCAL \\ Microsoft \\ Forms

Earlier versions of Windows On the disk: \\ My documents and and \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Forms

The files of the custom dictionary are stored in the places below.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ APPDATA \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Uproof

Previous versions of Windows <имя_пользователя>\\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Uproof

All Outlook templates created by you are stored in one of two places. Templates will have an extension of OFT.

Windows 10. : disk: \\ users \\<имя_пользователя>\\ APPDATA \\ ROAMING \\ Microsoft \\ Templates

Previous versions of Windows : Disc: \\ Documents and Settings \\<имя_пользователя>\\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Templates

Parameters of sending and receiving

Sending and receipt parameters include which accounts Checked at what frequency. The sending and receiving file can be found in one of the locations below. The file will have an extension SRS.

Windows 10. : disk: \\ users \\<имя_пользователя>

Previous versions of Windows : Disc: \\ Documents and Settings \\<имя_пользователя>

Email, calendar, contacts and tasks for POP and IMAP accounts

If you have a POP or IMAP account, all your data is already saved in the personal folder file (PST). It can be transferred to another computer with data saving. When moving the PST file from one computer, you are not transferred to another email account settings. If you need to configure Outlook on a new computer, copy the PST file from the old computer and configure your email account on the new. Then open the PST file on the new computer.

The position of the PST file depends on the versions of Outlook and Windows, as well as from the method for configuring an account or creating a PST file. The PST file can be found in the places below.

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ APPDATA \\ LOCAL \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows 10. Disc: \\ Users \\<имя_пользователя> \\ Roaming \\ local \\ microsoft \\ outluk

Earlier versions of Windows On the disk: \\ my documents and parameters \\<имя_пользователя> \\ SETTINGS \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Tip: .

Note: Your configuration may not include all these files, since some of them are created only when setting Outlook functions.

Can not find folders?

Some folders can be hidden. To display B. Windows hidden Folders, do the following:

Press the button Start and select Control Panel.

Open Parameters folder.

To find Parameters folder, at the top of the window in the search field, enter Parameters folder. In the control panel for Windows XP in the field Address Enter Parameters folder.

On the tab View In chapter Extra options In category Files and folders In chapter Hidden files and folders Check the box Show hidden files and folders.

Outlook data file (PST)

Outlook data files (PST files) contain email messages, calendars, contacts, tasks and notes. To work with the elements of the PST file, you need Outlook.

When you archive Outlook data, they are saved in PST files.

Notes:

Accounting microsoft data Exchange Server store data on the mail server. To use Exchange caching mode or work offline, copies of the items are saved as a standalone Outlook (OST) data file. For more information, see "Outlook Data File (OST)". In some organizations, exports or archiving elements in the PST file are also allowed.

Move the PST file to network general Network Not supported. For more information, click the article below to view the article in Microsoft Knowledge Base
: Personal folder files are not supported in local network or on global communication channels.

Definition of the name and location of the personal folder file

Microsoft Outlook. 2010

In Outlook 2010, open the File tab on the ribbon and select the Details tab in the menu.

Press the button Setting up accounts And select Team Setting up accounts.

Click filesdata.

Write down the path to the PST file and its name. For example, to: \\ Excheel \\ Mailbox. PST indicates the PST file with the mailbox name. PST and is located in the Exchange folder on the C drive.

Outlook data files (PST) created in Outlook 2010 are saved on the computer in the folder Documents \\ Outlook Files. In Windows XP, these files are created in the folder. My Documents \\ Outlook Files.

Tip: If Outlook data file (PST) big sizeThis can lead to a slowdown of ondrive synchronization and will show "Change Problem" or "File Used". Information on how to delete Outlook data file. PST from OneDrive.

After upgrading to Outlook 2010 on the computer on which the data files already created in earlier Outlook versions have already been stored in another location in the hidden folder.

Windows 7 I. Windows Vista.

Windows XP.

Tip: Information about hidden windows folders See in the Windows Help and Support Center.

Run Outlook.

On the menu Service Select Team Parameters.

On the tab Setting mail Press the button data files .

Write down the path to the PST file and its name. For example, to: \\ Excheel \\ Mailbox. PST indicates the PST file with the mailbox name. PST, which is located in the Exchange folder on the C drive.

5. Click the button CloseClick the button OKand then in the menu file Select Team exit and Complete Session To close Outlook.

Copying Personal Folder File

In the Start menu, select Programs, and then - Explorer.

View files to the PST file folder.

Copy the PST file to the desired location.

For more information about copying files and folders, follow the steps below.

Click the Start button and select Help.

Open the Search tab and enter the Copy command.

In the dialog box select a section to display Click link copy or Move File or Folder.

Note Outlook to a new personal folder file

Microsoft Outlook 2010.

Open Outlook 2010.

On the tape, open the tab file and select the tab in the menu intelligence .

Open tab Account settings and then press the button again Account Settings .

On the tab Data files Press the button Add.

In chapter a typefile Select outlook data file (*. PST).

OK.

Select the PST file and click use default.

9. Press the button OK.

Delete

11. Click the button "Yes", click " Close"And then click OK

12. In the menu file Select Team output.

13. Restart Outlook.

Microsoft Office. Outlook 2007.

Outlook Outlook.

On the menu Service Select Team Parameters.

On the tab Setting mail Press the button email Accounts Even if you do not have an email account.

On the tab Data files Press the button Add.

Click Clause Office Outlook (PST) Personal Folder File and click OK.

Find a new location of the PST file and click OK Two values.

Press the button use default.

If this is the default email shipping site, the following message will appear:

You changed the default shipping site for email. As a result, the location of the Inbox, Calendar and other folders will be changed. These changes will take effect on the next Outlook launch.

9. Press the button OK.

10. Select the PST file specified in the section "Definition of the name and location of your Personal Folder file", and then click " Delete "To remove a local PST file from the profile.

11. Click the button "Yes", click " Close"And then click OK To close all dialog boxes.

12. In the menu file Select Team output.

13. Restart Outlook.

If PST is the default delivery location, the following message will appear:

The location in which the messages are delivered has changed for this user profile. To perform this operation, you may need to copy the contents of the old Outlook folders to the new Outlook folders. Information on how to make a change in mail delivery location can be found in the Microsoft Outlook Help. Some key combinations on the Outlook panel may no longer work. Do you want the Outlook application recreate your key combinations? All key combination you created will be deleted.

Press the button Yes So that the Outlook application has updated the Outlook panel shortcuts in such a way that they point to a new position of the PST file, or the No button to leave the key combinations for the original local PST file.

Your profile now indicates a PST file in a new location. Outlook will open a new PST file, and now you can delete the PST file from the same place.

File (OST)

The OST file is synchronized with the elements on the Exchange server. Since the data remains on the Exchange server, you can re-create this OST file on a new computer without performing a backup of the OST file.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Local \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Personal Address Book (PAB)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Local \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Note: Personal Address Books (PAB) are not supported in Outlook 2010. When upgrading to Outlook 2010, you will be prompted to import any PAB files to contacts. If you do not import the PAB - file when you first start Outlook 2010, you can import it later using the command " Import "In the Microsoft Office Backstage view.

Autonomous Address Book (OAB)

The Autonomous Address Book (OAB) is used by Microsoft Exchange Server User Accounts. It contains information such as names, email addresses, titles and information about the location of the office, from the global list of addresses on the server on which Exchange is running.

You do not need to create backup or restore this file. It is created and updated automatically.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Local \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Navigation Area Settings (XML)

This file stores information about the content of the navigation area.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ U.S. \\ dust \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Outluk \\ Name profile. Xml

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My documents and and \\ Application \\ Name. Xml

Registered Microsoft Exchange Extensions (DAT)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Local \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Contact List for Outlook Contacts

Auto-warning is a function that offers options for names and email addresses as they are input. The proposed options are taken from the list of names and postal addresses from previously sent messages.

In Outlook 2007, the auto-seater list file (NK2) is stored in the following folders:

Windows Vista. : disk: \\ users \\<имя пользователя>\\ APPDATA \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. : Disc: \\ Documents and Settings \\<имя пользователя>\\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

In Outlook 2010, the completion list file (NK2) is no longer used. The configuration list elements are now saved in your Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox or in the Outlook (PST) data file of your account.

Exchange Server Accounts

If you use an Exchange Server account, your autofools list is saved in the mailbox on the Exchange server. Thanks to this, you can use the AUTOMERS list on any computer where you work in Outlook with your Exchange account.

How to determine the presence of a Microsoft Exchange Server account?

Open tab File. Press the button Setting up accounts And select Team Setting up accounts. On the tab Email In the list of accounts, the type of each of them is specified.

POP3 accounts

The auto-execution list is saved in Outlook (PST) data file. Check out the Search and transfer Outlook data files from one computer to another to get the location information.

IMAP and Outlook.com Accounts

The auto-execution list is saved in Outlook (PST) data file. Outlook data file (PST) for these accounts is not the same as in Outlook. It is a copy of the data in the mail server account and is not intended to move or restore. When configuring IMAP or Outlook.com account (former name - hotmail) in another Outlook profile or on another computer is created new file. Outlook data (PST). Therefore, the list of automatic confinement is unique to the computer and the profile in which the account is configured, and its records do not appear in another profile or computer you use.

RULES (RWZ)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Windows XP.

Note: If you have completed an update to Outlook 2010 from an earlier version of Outlook than Microsoft Outlook 2002, you may have a RWZ file on a hard drive of a computer. The RWZ file is no longer required, and the rules information is now stored on the Microsoft Exchange server and in Outlook data file (PST) for email accounts POP3 and IMAP. You can delete the file.

If you use the function of importing and exporting rules, the default RWZ files are in the folder Documents.

Print styles (OutlPrnt file without expansion)

Windows Vista. Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Signatures (RTF, TXT, HTM)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ U.S. \\ Useli \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Alarm

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Signatures

Blanks (HTM)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64-bit with Outlook 2010 32-bit Disc: \\ Program Files (x86) \\ COMMON FILES \\ Microsoft Shared \\ Stationery

Windows XP. Disc: \\ Files \\ COMMON FILES \\ Microsoft Shared \\ Stationery program

Customizable forms

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ Uorsi \\ User \\ Appdata \\ Local \\ Microsoft \\ Forms

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Forms

Dictionary (DIC)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ Usels \\ User \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Elapa

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Uproof

Templates (OFT)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ U.S. \\ Usori \\ Appdata \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Templetes

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Templates

Sending and Reception Settings (SRS)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ \\ AppData \\ Roaming \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Windows XP. Disc: \\ My Documents and And \\ Application Data \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook

Messages (MSG, HTM, RTF)

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Disc: \\ Usors \\ User \\ Document

Windows XP. Disc: Documents and SETTING Documents

Display hidden folders and file name extensions

Some folders can be hidden, and Windows can not be shown in Windows (such as PST, OST, PAB). To show hidden folders and expand file names, do the following:

Open the control panel.

• In Windows 10, click Start and select Control Panel.

  In Windows 8, click windows keys + X, then click Control Panel.

  In Windows 7, click Start and select Control Panel.

In the list View Choose Large icons or Small badgesTo see all the control panel icons.

Click Folder properties.

Click the tab View.

In field Extra options:

1. In chapter Files and folders Uncheck the checkbox Hide extensions for registered file types.

   In chapter Hidden files and folders click Show hidden files, folders and discs.

   Press the button OK.

Most users know that the Outlook mail program stores the received email messages with the EML extension in the PST files, but in what place they know not everyone knows. Today we will tell you about where Outlook stores the PST file and how to move all mail messaging files to another disc.

What is a PST file?

PST or Personal Storage Table format is a file format that Outlook uses for storing all data, including mail, contacts, calendar and others. These data can be compressed or encrypted, depending on your settings. You must understand that Outlook slows down its work with an increase in the amount of data stored in the PST file. To solve this problem, Outlook will be you constantly offer to archive old messages.

You can also encounter other files that have extension .ost and in the program working directory. OST files have a very similar format with PST files, but usually used for offline storage of postal archives.

We are looking for a PST file.

You can very quickly find the current PST location through Outlook settings. For example, in Outlook 2010 you need to open the section of the main menu "File", and in it to select "Account Settings ...". In Outlook 2007, the "Account Settings ..." item is available through another section of the "Service" menu.

After selecting this item, the Account Settings dialog box opens. Opening the "Data Files" tab, you will see a list of accommodation (default) files of PST and OST format. Here you can independently choose the placement of each file, for which you want to click on the "Open folder ..." button, which will open the Outlook directory in the explorer.

Please note that some accounts, such as the Hotmail service, will tell you that data files are not available (not available). However, if you still open the placement catalog, you will find them there.

So where are PST files stored?

By default, the PST file is saved in the catalog current user In the Documents and Settings system folder. In order to enter this directory in Windows 7 or Vista, enter the following path in the address bar:

% Localappdata% \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook \\

In Windows XP, the path is somewhat different:

% APPDATA% \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook \\

How to move PST file?

If a free place on the local disk The computer came to the end, and you wish to transfer Outlook files to another location, then for this external storage is perfect. By default, if you take out Outlook data files without any settings, the mail program will automatically generate a new PST file by the old way, for which it will be spent a lot of time (mail messages will be reused). In addition, you will lose access to the old, previously compressed messages. Here you should remind you about the situation when a similar object is used by another user or program.

In order for this not happened, the first thing you need to do is change through the registry path for which Outlook stores files. Close the mail program and run through the search bar start menu (or Command "Run") executable file editor "Regedit". Depending on the Outlook version that you use you need to open the following registry branches:

Outlook 2010: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ 14.0 \\ Outlook \\

Outlook 2007: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ 12.0 \\ Outlook \\

Outlook 2003: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ 11.0 \\ Outlook \\

After that, click on the left pane of the registry editor on the Outlook folder with the right mouse button and through context menu Select Create a new "Extended String Parameter" option.

Assign the name "ForcePstPath" name to the new parameter, and after it is created, select it to edit it, for which it is enough to press the left key twice.

In the "Changing String Parameter" window that opens, you should specify a new path to which Outlook data files will be stored, and then click "OK".

Now you can safely transfer all Outlook data to a new directory on the external storage. Run the postal program - now everything will look like it as it seems to have done anything.

Conclusion

It doesn't matter who you are a professional who receives official mail through Outlook or a private person who wants to have a copy of email messages from the Gmail account, Outlook remains the most common and convenient attachment. Now you know much more about how to work with these program data files.

Outlook Express enters the initial installation of the operating windows systems XP and, therefore, widespread among users. For it, it is not necessary to pay additionally and Outlook Express allows you to perform basic operations with email and even lead the address book with all the necessary contact details.

To disadvantages postal program You can relate to weak information storage and lack of a backup mechanism. But the last problem can be solved by hand. In practice, sometimes the task of reinstalling the operating system while maintaining the user's personal correspondence, or the email transfer task is stored in Outlook Express, to another computer. Here you will need manual backup of the available correspondence and address book with contacts.

The email transfer process can be divided into several steps:

Backup Email messages.

Backup address book.

Restore email messages.

Restore address book.

Backup email messages

The most important stage. You must manually copy the files that store all emails on another disk. But first of all, you should find out where the mail files are in Outlook Express.

Backup address book

If you have a big address book or there are very important contact details, they should be reserved them, as well as e-mail messages, so as not to lose something important.

Email Recover Message Restore

When you run a new Outlook Express (after reinstalling Windows XP or make it on another computer), immediately after setting up email accounts, you can restore all previously saved messages. For this:

Close outlook program Express.

Make sure you have displayed hidden files.

Go to the folder on the next way "C: \\ Documents and Settings \\ Username \\ Local Settings \\ Application Data \\ Identities \\ (folder with set of letters and numbers) \\ Microsoft \\ Outlook Express» And copy over the available files, those that you have previously reserved at the first stage of this article.

Run Outlook Express. Inbox, "outgoing" folders, "sent", etc. will contain your old email emails.

Restore address book

You can add the address book contacts saved to the CSV file to the recovered email messages in step 2.