Modify the storage location of Outlook offline files (. ost)

Many of the company's email clients use the "cache Exchange mode" of Microsoft Exchange Server ". By default, Outlook saves offline files (. ost files) on drive C.

 

However, many readers do not want the offline Outlook file (. ost file) to occupy the space of drive C, but want to modify the storage path of this file to another drive letter for saving. By default, the system enters Outlook and finds that the location of the. ost file in the setting options cannot be modified.

Today's soft meal blog shows you how to modify the path of offline Outlook files.

1,First, if Outlook is running, You need to exit the Outlook program first.
2,Open the "email" project in the following path: "Start" menu in windows-"Control Panel"-"User Account"-"email.
3,After selecting "email", the "email settings" window will pop up, and then click "email account ". In the "account settings" window, select the "email" tab-"change ". For example:

4,Next, deselect the check box before "use cached Exchange mode" in the "Change email account" dialog box. In this case, the cached Exchange mode of Outlook has been disabled. Don't worry, this is just a temporary shutdown, and we will restart it.

5,Stop in this window, click "other settings"-"advanced" tab-"offline folder File Settings" at the bottom, and click "Disable offline function" in the displayed window ". And confirm. For example, order:

6,Click "offline folder File Settings" again, click "Browse", and specify a location on the computer, that is, you want to put offline files (. ost file) to save the new location, and confirm. For example, order:

7,After the specified location is successful, we need to re-enable the cache Exchange mode. Select the "use cached Exchange mode" check box. Click "Next" and confirm. Outlook will prompt you that the setting is successful. Now, the offline file storage location has been changed from the default drive C to the new location you specified.