Outlook XP .pst Files in WinXP?

We just upgraded from Win ME to Windows XP Pro. We tried to install Outlook XP but we can't locate where the .pst files are kept. We tried to do a search but nothing showed up. Could someone please tell us where they moved this folder to?

Thanks

 

hi,

if you have done a search and found nothing then the chances are that it has been deleted unfortunatly.

normail the file resides in c:\documents and settings\"username"\local settings\microsoft\outlook

i might be slightly out on that as i only got NT4 here at work

 

oh while i rember.. you need to change the settings to show hidden files and folders or you wont find it

 

What settings?

Where do we change them?

Thanks..

 

Start- search - more advanced options - tick Search system folders, Hidden files and folders, subfolders.

 

One thing I like to do is keep the PST file in either My Documents or another folder that is a bit easier to locate. This is pretty easy to do with any version of Outlook. Also makes it easy to backup since you know where it is.

 

Will it effect how Outlook works if we move the file to another partition like D or E, instead of C?

Where do we change the files location at?

 

Outlook PST data files can be anywhere you want, another drive, another partition, network drive etc.

See http://www.onecomputerguy.com/app_info/outlook_xp.htm for how to configure OutlookXP/2003.

There is a section towards the bottom to change the location of your PST file.

 

Thank you Bob

 

Actually all versions of Outlook since Outlook98 will allow you to put the PST file in any location.

I like doing this since it is so much easier to remember something like c:\email\my.pst than the long string of directories you normally would need to deal with.