Outlook – How to you change the OST data file that a Windows/Outlook email profile points to

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I'm running Outlook 2007 on Windows 7.

I'd like to change the OST data file that a Windows/Outlook email profile points to. I've attempt to change it as follows:

  • Go in to the "Mail" Control Panel applet
  • Click the "Data Files…" button
  • Double-click the particular email account
  • Click the "Advanced" tab
  • Click the "Offline Folder File Settings…" button

The resulting dialog box has the "File:" textbox and the "Browse" button disabled. I've searched the registry for a match (so I could possibly change it there) but found nothing.

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Best Answer

I guess you can't move the pst/ost file through the mail settings appelet - you could just copy the file to the new location in explorer and then:

  1. Go in to the "Mail" Control Panel applet
  2. Click the "Data Files..." button
  3. use the 'add' button to browse for the copied file
  4. set the copied file as default ost file
  5. remove the 'old location' ost file

between step 4 and 5 a dialogue requesting to start outlook once may pop up, in that case just do that and remove the old file afterwards

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