Cant get my mail to open the right pst file

[Marleneburton]

My outlook finds but will not accept the location of my pst folders.

No matter what I do

Tools
Email Accounts
View or change existing email accounts
New Outlook Data File
Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst)

I cannot change the default path from the usual C:\Documents and
Settings\local user local settings\ application data etc.

My mail and all my documents are on a separate hard drive so I can access
them when my computer is in the shop.

What are the registry edit settings (I know what my path is) but don't know
which key to edit.

Thanks
I have already tried fix and repair several times and I have also tried to
restore system to earlier settings - neither of these do what I need

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What do you show under File->Data File Management for .pst files? Can you
open them using File->Open->Outlook Data File?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Marleneburton asked:

| My outlook finds but will not accept the location of my pst folders.
|
| No matter what I do
|
| Tools
| Email Accounts
| View or change existing email accounts
| New Outlook Data File
| Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst)
|
| I cannot change the default path from the usual C:\Documents and
| Settings\local user local settings\ application data etc.
|
| My mail and all my documents are on a separate hard drive so I can
| access them when my computer is in the shop.
|
| What are the registry edit settings (I know what my path is) but
| don't know which key to edit.
|
| Thanks
| I have already tried fix and repair several times and I have also
| tried to restore system to earlier settings - neither of these do
| what I need

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Can you change the path if you go through Control panel, mail?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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