change default store location pst file

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Using Outlook 2003. Win 2K.
My backup system is to make image files of complete drive. But if i restore
from the image the pst file restored is the one located in Documents &
Settings \....etc. that is not current.
I have moved the location of the pst file to the other drive but this still
leaves the original default location pst file in place.
To restore it seems necessary to copy the "backup" pst file from the other
drive.
It would be more convenient to locate the default pst file on the other
drive and then whenever Ii restore from the image the up to date pst file
would be the one the program sees. Can
tsuch a change be made?
Can I change the dfault location of the pst file
 
Yes. This can be done thru the mail applet in the control panel. (The data
files is to add/create a PST where you want it. Use the e-mail accounts
button (view/change account) to set the default delivery location.)
 
But this still leaves the default file where it was. i want to be comletely
free of the C drive to recover my emails.
i may have found an answer through another discussion group on "Install
etc". If after doing a restore I do file\open then navigate to the other
drive location will that work? Presumably the pst file on the other drive
will contain all the up to date data?
am i correct about that?
 
What you describe would work. Another method that could work for you is
what I do. I have two physical hard drives ("C" and "D"). The "D" drive is
for data while the "C" drive is operating system and applications. I
generally setup the operating system and applications the way I want. (e.g.
Outlook is configured with a PST file that is on the "D" drive.)

Once I hit the sweet spot on the configuration, I take an image of the "C"
drive. This way if the "C" bites it, I can restore from the image and not
have to remember to reconfigure each application to look to the "D" drive
because the settings where imaged in. :)

Hoping this makes sense...
/neo
 
Thanks Neo. That's exactly what I do with all my other programs. System and
applications on C and data on, in my case E and F. I was using Outlook
Express and managed to move everything from OE to Outlook no problem. but the
installation of Outlook placed the pst file on C.
How did you set up Outlook in the first place to place the pst file in your
case on the D drive? and avoid it being present on C?
/Keith
 
Further to my last post. I've now got it correct and pst files, both mailbox
and archive, are on the other drive, in my case Fand they do not appear on C.
However, in the process, I've managed to create two extra copies of "Personal
folders?!! They appear at end of the list of sub-folders under my first
"personal folders".
I can't seem to get rid of these because after right clicking clicking
"close" I get an error message that says can't close folders containing
calendar etc.
Keith
 
Close Outlook and then start the mail applet in the control panel. Select
the data files button. Do you have 2 references to PST files? If yes, one
might be the bad entry to the one on the "C" drive while the other is "D".

If you only have one entry, you will need to create a new mail profile and
delete the old one. However before doing this, you can set the ForcePSTPath
and ForceOSTPath in the registry. This way you can get PST files directed
to the data drive while OST files are still created on the C drive.

The registry values are discussed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896591/

/sm

PS - OST files are used by Microsoft Exchange accounts and not POP3/IMAP.
 
Hello

How can I do this in Office 2007 Outlook ?
I tried adding the registry keys and result was null...

Pls help. Thx a lot
 
Change 11.0 to 12.0 or use Group Policies.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
 
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