{"id":172,"date":"2014-06-17T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/?p=172"},"modified":"2021-06-29T05:25:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T05:25:55","slug":"email-outlook-pst-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/email-outlook-pst-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Locate Microsoft Outlook PST File"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Locate Your MS Outlook PST File?<\/h3>\n<p>By finding your Outlook .PST file location, you can then save the file away from your primary drive, to free up data space on your computer. This can improve Outlook speed and performance at the same time. Your PST file (Personal Storage Table) is the file Microsoft Outlook email uses to store all of your Outlook data. This includes emails, contacts and calendar info. For some email accounts, the .PST file can get &#8216;bloated&#8217; and slow Outlook response time down.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to ensure optimum Outlook email performance is through <a title=\"Archive Outlook Email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/email-how-to-archive-email-outlook-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">automatic archiving of Outlook email<\/a>, which allows you manage large email accounts and archive old emails in a compressed file on your computer.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">How To Find Your Outlook PST File Location<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Right click in your Outlook email account in the top left column, under &#8216;Mail Folders&#8217;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Note: In Microsoft Outlook 2010, open the File menu and choose Account Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Note: In Microsoft Outlook 2007<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, click on <\/span>Account Settings<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> from the <\/span>Tools menu<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-1.png\" alt=\"Locate PST File 1\" width=\"369\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-1.png 369w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-1-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Select the &#8216;Properties for&#8230;.&#8217; option from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-2.png\" alt=\"Locate PST File 2\" width=\"255\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-2.png 255w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-2-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select the <strong>General<\/strong> tab. Click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-3.png\" alt=\"Locate PST File 3\" width=\"367\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-3.png 367w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-3-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Your Outlook .PST file location will be displayed in the Filename: field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Record this Filename path and save it where you can easily find it later.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-4.png\" alt=\"Locate PST File 4\" width=\"362\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-4.png 362w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pst-file-4-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For recommendations on where to move your Outlook pst file location, we recommended checking out this <a title=\"Moving Outlook PST File Location\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/21384\/where-is-my-pst-file-and-how-can-i-move-it-somewhere-else\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced Outlook PST settings<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Locate Your MS Outlook PST File? By finding your Outlook .PST file location, you can then save the file away from your primary drive, to free up data space on your computer. This can improve Outlook speed and performance at the same time. 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