Default File Locations

The article at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
new personal folder files or archive files.

Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
function?

Thank you!

From the appendices in my latest book:

Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
Value name: ForcePSTPath
Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.

Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
Value name: ForceOSTPath
Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
> The article at
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
> changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
> registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
> new personal folder files or archive files.
>
> Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
> personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
> function?
>
> Thank you!

Sue,

Thanks for the reply.

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?

Thanks,

Tommy

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> From the appendices in my latest book:
>
> Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> Value name: ForcePSTPath
> Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
>
> Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> Value name: ForceOSTPath
> Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
> > The article at
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
> > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
> > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
> > new personal folder files or archive files.
> >
> > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
> > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
> > function?
> >
> > Thank you!
>

Oops. That should read:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook or
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?

Thanks.


"Tommy" wrote:

> Sue,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tommy
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
> > From the appendices in my latest book:
> >
> > Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> > Value name: ForcePSTPath
> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
> >
> > Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> > Value name: ForceOSTPath
> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
> >
> > --
> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >
> >
> > "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
> > > The article at
> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
> > > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
> > > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
> > > new personal folder files or archive files.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
> > > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
> > > function?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> >

If you want a policy setting that the user can't change (unless they're an admin), you need to use the Policies key. Those particular settings are intended to work as policy settings. I would expect them to work OK as user preference settings, though, if you put them in Software\Microsoft instead of Software\Policies. As with any key, if it doesn't exist, you can create it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:35717554-5CEE-4DF8-88B5-7C8CCE44F279@microsoft.com...
> Oops. That should read:
>
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook or
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Tommy" wrote:
>
>> Sue,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
>> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
>> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tommy
>>
>> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>
>> > From the appendices in my latest book:
>> >
>> > Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
>> > Value name: ForcePSTPath
>> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
>> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
>> >
>> > Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
>> > Value name: ForceOSTPath
>> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
>> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
>> > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
>> > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
>> > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
>> > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
>> > > The article at
>> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
>> > > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
>> > > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
>> > > new personal folder files or archive files.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
>> > > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
>> > > function?
>> > >
>> > > Thank you!
>> >

It does not work for us in the Policies key.

Thats okay, because our users are not admins and Regedit is disabled. I
have tested the settings as user preference settings and they work. That is
fine for us for now, as we are not sure we will change all users, and the
users we do change have roaming profiles.

I did not see, however, that the change had any effect on the default
archive location. Is there a separate setting for this? Or should I expect
that setting to

Thank you, Sue. Your help is proving invaluable.

Tommy


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> If you want a policy setting that the user can't change (unless they're an admin), you need to use the Policies key. Those particular settings are intended to work as policy settings. I would expect them to work OK as user preference settings, though, if you put them in Software\Microsoft instead of Software\Policies. As with any key, if it doesn't exist, you can create it.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:35717554-5CEE-4DF8-88B5-7C8CCE44F279@microsoft.com...
> > Oops. That should read:
> >
> > HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook or
> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > "Tommy" wrote:
> >
> >> Sue,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the reply.
> >>
> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tommy
> >>
> >> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >>
> >> > From the appendices in my latest book:
> >> >
> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> >> > Value name: ForcePSTPath
> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
> >> >
> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> >> > Value name: ForceOSTPath
> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >> > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> >> > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >> > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
> >> > > The article at
> >> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
> >> > > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
> >> > > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
> >> > > new personal folder files or archive files.
> >> > >
> >> > > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
> >> > > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
> >> > > function?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you!
> >> >
>

The setting affects only new .pst and .ost files, not existing .pst files nor the existing settings for archving. What exactly are you hoping to accomplish?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:46263F4F-F68E-4056-B820-CDF8EF08F8A8@microsoft.com...
> It does not work for us in the Policies key.
>
> Thats okay, because our users are not admins and Regedit is disabled. I
> have tested the settings as user preference settings and they work. That is
> fine for us for now, as we are not sure we will change all users, and the
> users we do change have roaming profiles.
>
> I did not see, however, that the change had any effect on the default
> archive location. Is there a separate setting for this? Or should I expect
> that setting to
>
> Thank you, Sue. Your help is proving invaluable.
>
> Tommy
>
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> If you want a policy setting that the user can't change (unless they're an admin), you need to use the Policies key. Those particular settings are intended to work as policy settings. I would expect them to work OK as user preference settings, though, if you put them in Software\Microsoft instead of Software\Policies. As with any key, if it doesn't exist, you can create it.

>>
>> "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:35717554-5CEE-4DF8-88B5-7C8CCE44F279@microsoft.com...
>> > Oops. That should read:
>> >
>> > HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
>> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook or
>> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tommy" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sue,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the reply.
>> >>
>> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
>> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
>> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Tommy
>> >>
>> >> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > From the appendices in my latest book:
>> >> >
>> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
>> >> > Value name: ForcePSTPath
>> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
>> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
>> >> > Value name: ForceOSTPath
>> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
>> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
>> >> > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> >> > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
>> >> > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
>> >> > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
>> >> > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > The article at
>> >> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
>> >> > > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
>> >> > > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
>> >> > > new personal folder files or archive files.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
>> >> > > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
>> >> > > function?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Thank you!
>> >> >
>>

We're trying to get autoarchive to default to the folder of our choosing.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> The setting affects only new .pst and .ost files, not existing .pst files nor the existing settings for archving. What exactly are you hoping to accomplish?
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:46263F4F-F68E-4056-B820-CDF8EF08F8A8@microsoft.com...
> > It does not work for us in the Policies key.
> >
> > Thats okay, because our users are not admins and Regedit is disabled. I
> > have tested the settings as user preference settings and they work. That is
> > fine for us for now, as we are not sure we will change all users, and the
> > users we do change have roaming profiles.
> >
> > I did not see, however, that the change had any effect on the default
> > archive location. Is there a separate setting for this? Or should I expect
> > that setting to
> >
> > Thank you, Sue. Your help is proving invaluable.
> >
> > Tommy
> >
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> If you want a policy setting that the user can't change (unless they're an admin), you need to use the Policies key. Those particular settings are intended to work as policy settings. I would expect them to work OK as user preference settings, though, if you put them in Software\Microsoft instead of Software\Policies. As with any key, if it doesn't exist, you can create it.
>
> >>
> >> "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:35717554-5CEE-4DF8-88B5-7C8CCE44F279@microsoft.com...
> >> > Oops. That should read:
> >> >
> >> > HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> >> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook or
> >> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Tommy" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sue,
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for the reply.
> >> >>
> >> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook does not exist. Will
> >> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlookor
> >> >> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\Outlook work instead?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Tommy
> >> >>
> >> >> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > From the appendices in my latest book:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> >> >> > Value name: ForcePSTPath
> >> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> >> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..pst and .ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. If you do not enable this policy, Outlook automatically creates .pst and .ost files in the %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ folder.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
> >> >> > Value name: ForceOSTPath
> >> >> > Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string value)
> >> >> > Value data: Path to default location where you want Outlook to create ..ost files. Environment variables such as %userprofile% are supported. See MSKB 896591
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> >> >> > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >> >> > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> >> >> > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >> >> > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >> >> > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9243E79F-E7BA-4E56-948C-A76A802DCC84@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > > The article at
> >> >> > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/a...1265401033.aspx discusses
> >> >> > > changing the default location for saving messages and attachments. The
> >> >> > > registry settings in this artical have no impact on the default location for
> >> >> > > new personal folder files or archive files.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Does anyone know the registry settings to change the default location of new
> >> >> > > personal folder files and new archive files, including from the auto archive
> >> >> > > function?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Thank you!
> >> >> >
> >>
>

Setting the actual archive location is a different matter, covered at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836755/

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Tommy" <Tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77493B36-83F6-4C69-8D26-5F4486BD757F@microsoft.com...
> We're trying to get autoarchive to default to the folder of our choosing.
>