OL Connector - Sydn Folders.

[Mike]

Just started using OL connector with 3 hotmail.com accounts,

The initial Send/Receive process took a LONG time and kind of got stuck
after a while.

After I noticed a lot of download activity in the status bar.

Prior to installing connector the relevant PST file for each hotmail acct.
was virtually a shadow copy of the online version.

I basically understand the 3 options in Outlook Connector > Download mode.
Where is all the downloaded data being stored in my system... in each
account's PST or... ?

 

[Mike]

Sorry - the title should be 'Sync' not 'Sydn'

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Almost correct, it is being stored in ost-files as they are off-line copies
(or shadow-copy as you called it).

That it takes a long time is probably because you had a lot of data in those
3 accounts.
There is an ost-file per Hotmail account. The ost-files are stored in;
%LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Outlook

 

[Mike]

I see, thanks for that.

I also see the hotmail pst's have been replaced with ost's.
Can these be moved to a different location the same as for a pst?

I'm also impressed by the improvement in response during broswing messages &
folders etc.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, you cannot change the location of these files. There is no need to back
up these files either as the original is still on the server. In case of a
reformat of the system you can simply sync with the Hotmail servers to
recreate the ost-file.

Yup, when compared to the standard HTTP connection the Outlook Connector is
bliss when it comes to performance and functionality.