Moving default location for outlook.pst

[Bob S]

I use OL 2003 on Win XP Pro and would like to change the default location in
which Outlook Data files (.pst) are kept and looked for. How can that be
done?

Thank you very much.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I use OL 2003 on Win XP Pro and would like to change the default
location in which Outlook Data files (.pst) are kept and looked for.
How can that be done?

You can place your PST in any location you choose. Close Outlook, move the
PST and restart Outlook. When it complains about not finding the PST,
browse to its new location.

The next time you create a PST, just browse to the folder where you want it
to be before clicking OK. You won't, however, be able to change the initial
folder Outlook presents to you when you start to create the PST.