IMAP PST file

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Silmar

Hi!

Is there any way to change the default location of IMAP account PST file?
After adding IMAP account in Outlook 2003 it is located in Document and
Settings.

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Silmar
 
No you can't. Why do you want this anyway? The pst-file of an IMAP account
is just a local copy of what's on-line.

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Silmar said:
Hi!

Is there any way to change the default location of IMAP account PST file?
After adding IMAP account in Outlook 2003 it is located in Document and
Settings.

Regards
Silmar
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I achieved this by

1. letting Outlook create it where it wanted it (inside my ID's
profile). I recall that it didn't let me chose where it should go.
2. closed Outlook.
3. copied the file out of the profile to where I wanted it (under
c:\data\outlook).
4. restarted Outlook and deleted (closed) that folder pointing to the
IMAP server.
5. in Outlook openend an "outlook data" file at new location under
c:\data\outloook

Far as I can tell works great.

I like this becuase it gets the file out of the profile. Logging in and
out of the LAN domain while on wireless copies the profile back and
forth (good), but to copy all this redundant outlook pst files which are
just pointers back to the IMAP server is a waste of time.

By keep plugging away and removing unnecessary stuff from the profile,
I'm making good progess at reducing the problem with excessively (and
unnecessarily large) profile trees.
 
I haven't tested your method but note that you don't have to change the
location for the profile size. The default location of a pst-file is a
location that isn't included in a roaming profile.

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Roady said:
I haven't tested your method but note that you don't have to change the
location for the profile size. The default location of a pst-file is a
location that isn't included in a roaming profile.
Click to expand...

Interesting. Can you point me to some documentation of what's in and
out of the "roaming profile". That would be useful to me.

I assure you that the method I used to move the *.pst file worked for
me. Your mileage may vary.
 
Hi Rob,

Your method works indeed. I did it a bit different.

1) First created the account
2) Closes Outlook
3) Moved the PST-file
4) Control Panel-> Mail-> Outlood Data Files...
5) Selected the PST-file for the IMAP/Hotmail account and pressed Settings
6) After the error messages I got I browsed to the new location
7) Started Outlook

With a POP3 account you'll get prompted for the new location when you first
restart Outlook. With an IMAP or HTTP account it simply creates a new file.

Folders stored in a Roaming Profile;
-Application Data
-Cookies
-Desktop
-Favorites
-My Recent Documents
-Nethood
-Printhood
-Send To
-Start Menu
-Templates
-UserData

The default location for a pst-file is C:\Documents and
Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

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Microsoft recommends changing a registry key before moving http or imap
pst's. I'll have to look up the key, but as long as your method works, use
it - the registry key method was a bit flaky and it often reverted to
creating one in the default location.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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