29 Jul 10 How To Change The Default Location Of Your PST File
A PST file is a file with a *.pst extension. It is a ‘personal storage table’ file. This kind of file is used by Microsoft Outlook to save your personal data (emails, schedules, contacts). From time to time, you might believe that your PST file is very large and you will have to change where it is located so you can give it more disk space. More than that, if you have a system crash or even a sudden shutdown of your computer while Outlook is accessing the PST file, it might result as being corrupted. So you’re always at risk of losing personal infos. This kind of situation is not suitable for anyone so you have to take steps to backup your PST file before it is too late. So let’s discuss the method to use to change the default location of your PST file, and let’s see how to backup such file. Check here PST File Repair to learn how to repair the PST file.
How to change the default PST file location
The following folder is the default location used by Microsoft Outlook for your PST file:
C:Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook
To change this location, you must change the ForcePSTPath value in the registry. Here PST Repair Software you will get all the infos you do need to repair the PST file. To do that, you will have to do the following:
? Close Outlook.
? Click Start, and then click Run or hold WinKey+R.
? In the Open box, type ‘regedit’, and then click OK.
? Find the following subkey part of the Windows Registry.
For Outlook 2003: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0Outlook
For Outlook 2002: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0Outlook
? With the Outlook subkey selected in step 4, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click String Value.
? Type ForcePSTPath, and then press ENTER.
? With the ForcePSTPath string value selected, click Modify on the Edit menu.
? In the Value data text box, type the drive letter and the full path of the location that you want Outlook to use when it creates or opens a .pst file, and then click OK.
The default location of the PST file will be modified once you will done the previous steps. But you should do all that with great caution. Take your time to backup your Windows Registry before attempting to change the default PST file location.
