How does Outlook keep track of its PST files?

[Steve Snyder]

In otherwords, where does Outlook keep the information that lets it know
which PST files it's using wnd where they are?

thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

in the profile - it's stored in the registry under windows messaging
subsystem key.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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[Neo - [MVP Outlook]]

Your Outlook mail profile is stored in the registry. The location is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles