Location of ".ost" file

A

AN

By default, the OST will be present in the location: C:\Documents and
Settings\<<Username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

If you do not find it here, please search for *.OST and make sure that you
include hidden files and folders.

Hope this helps!!!
 
B

Bernard George

I have a problem with outlook, I get the message saying that I'm using an
old copy of my Offline Folder File (.ost). Exit Outlook, delete the .ost
file, and restart Outlook. A new file will be automatically created the next
time you initiate a send/receive.

The problem I have is where is this file located so I can delete it

Thanks

Bernard
 
B

Bernard George

I found it thanks

Bernard


AN said:
By default, the OST will be present in the location: C:\Documents and
Settings\<<Username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

If you do not find it here, please search for *.OST and make sure that you
include hidden files and folders.

Hope this helps!!!
 
G

Guest

I also received the same error message. I want to keep all the email in the
..ost file that is identified as old. I don't want to create a new file. I
also can no longer synchronize with my company's exchange server. It seem
that i have lost the ability to synchronize. How can this be restored?

Thank you,

Brad
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Are you still working for that company? Have you asked the Exchange admin
how to get the credentials to authenticate?

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After furious head scratching, BWH asked:

| I also received the same error message. I want to keep all the email
| in the .ost file that is identified as old. I don't want to create a
| new file. I also can no longer synchronize with my company's
| exchange server. It seem that i have lost the ability to
| synchronize. How can this be restored?
|
| Thank you,
|
| Brad
|
| "AN" wrote:
|
|| By default, the OST will be present in the location: C:\Documents and
|| Settings\<<Username>>\Local Settings\Application
|| Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
||
|| If you do not find it here, please search for *.OST and make sure
|| that you include hidden files and folders.
||
|| Hope this helps!!!
||
|| --
|| Regards
||
|| Sudharson AN
|| ||| I have a problem with outlook, I get the message saying that I'm
||| using an old copy of my Offline Folder File (.ost). Exit Outlook,
||| delete the .ost file, and restart Outlook. A new file will be
||| automatically created the next time you initiate a send/receive.
|||
||| The problem I have is where is this file located so I can delete it
|||
||| Thanks
|||
||| Bernard
 

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