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Could you point how to find where Outlook 2007 saves its pst files (it couldn't be found with Explorer)?

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Could you point how to find where Outlook 2007 saves its pst files (it couldn't be found with Explorer)?

I had to change a HD to another (SSD) to gain performance, I had been using Outlook and where I guessed the more recent .pst file remains isn't there at the last HD that had been used.

Could you suggest any workaround on this situation?

Rob Henson

In Outlook, go to Account settings and on the Data Files tab it shows where the system is saving your data.

You may have to change the setting for showing Hidden/System files?

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Bill Prew

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Bill Prew

And I'd recommend starting the DOS command window in elevated privs mode, since some of the folders you will scan can be protected depending on login user, etc.

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Eduardo Fuerte

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Hi

Bill
You perfectly catched the problem, the .pst(s) were found and now is been copyed to the new HD, after that I'm going to import them.

Rob
Your strategy could be valid if I could start Outlook installed at the old HD. I didn't try it yet.

Rob Henson

Obviously too late to say so now but the .pst file should have been exported before the drive was swapped; it could then be imported into the new drive.

Eduardo Fuerte

ASKER

The pst is perfectly recovered!

In a hurry to reconfigure my laptop I wasn't carefull with this detail.

Thank you for the replies.

Bill Prew

Glad that was helpful, thanks for the feedback.

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