C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Outlook Files\.C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\.Default locationsĬhecking the default locations in addition to the above methods is always recommended as there might be some disconnected pst-files which you might have forgotten about but still like to keep anyway. Instead, open the Mail applet from the Control Panel just as indicated above and click on the Show Profiles… button, select a Mail Profile and then click on the Properties button to get to see the Data Files button for that Mail Profile just as explained above.ĭon’t forget the pst-files of any other mail profile you might have. When you have multiple Mail Profiles configured for Outlook, you don’t necessarily need to restart Outlook in each Mail Profile to look up the locations for your pst-files. When you open that, you’ll see a “Data Files…” button which displays the same overview as you would get via above instructions in Outlook.Īccessing the list of data files without opening Outlook via the Mail applet. If you can’t open Outlook anymore, you can look up the location via the Mail applet in Control Panel.
Look up location via Mail applet in Control Panel Note 2: The pst-files that belong to IMAP accounts are only just a cache of your online IMAP mailbox and doesn’t necessarily need to be backed up. Note 1: For detailed instructions about backing up and restoring Outlook data see: Backup and Restore all Outlook data.
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Before upgrading my PC to Windows 10, I’d like to make a backup of my Outlook pst-file.