Outlook Data Files
For most Outlook users, program data and items are stored in an Outlook Personal Folders file. This is true if you are using a POP, an IMAP, or an HTML e-mail account. The file has the .pst extension and is by default named Outlook.pst. The folder on your hard disk where this file is normally kept is as follows:
- Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: X:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
- Windows Vista: X:\ user\Local Settings\AppData\Microsoft\Outlook
Here, X is the drive letter, usually C, where the operating system stores user settings, and user is the name you have used to log onto Windows. If the computer is configured for more than one user, each will have his or her own separate and independent Outlook Personal Folders file.
You can have more than one Personal Folders file, but only one is designated as the default, which means that Outlook uses it to store account settings, messages, and other items. Additional PST files are used for special purposes such as archiving old items. You cannot change the storage location of the default PST file.
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