Change offline folder location (Outlook 2003)
Q. I would like to store my Offline Folders file (.ost or Cached Exchange file) on a different drive. How would I do that?
A. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure you close Outlook (reboot to be safe)
2. Go to Control Panel, open
Mail and then click
E-mail Accounts.
3. Click
View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click
Next.
4. Select the Microsoft Exchange Server account, and then click
Change.
5. Uncheck the
Use Cached Exchange Mode check box.
6. Click on
More Settings and then on the
Advanced tab.
7. Click
Offline Folder File Settings.
8. Click
Disable Offline Use and then
Yes in the dialog box that pops up.
9. Click
Offline Folder File Settings.
10. Click
Browse and go to the new location of your .ost file. Click
Open.
11. Click
OK.
12. Check the
Use Cached Exchange Mode check box. Then click
Next and
Finish.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 07:09