To change location of e-mail files in Outlook Express

[Dyumani]

hello,

I am using Micosoft Outlook Express 6. I want to change the location of my e-mail files.
Is it possible to do so ? How can I do that ?

Any ideas..... please help.

[Glenny]

To change the location of the e-mail files to ne stored in Outlook Express,

follow the steps -

1. Go to Tools / Options
2. Click on the Maintenance tab
3. Click on the Store Folder button
4. This will show the current directory that is being used
5. Click on the Change button
6. Browse to the new drive and directory
7. Changes will be made after you exit and restart Outlook Express
8. Files will automatically be copied the next time you start Outlook Express

[Sam.D]

By default, the Outlook Express mail and news folders are located in the following folders for the following Windows versions:

version - Windows 95 or Windows 98
location - Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express
where Windows is the folder in which Windows 95 or Windows 98 is installed.

version - Windows NT, and Windows 95 or Windows 98 with user profiles enabled
location - Windows\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express
where Windows is the folder in which Windows is installed, and Username is the name you use to log on to Windows.

[Sam.D]

To change the default storage location of these folders, follow the steps -

In Windows 95 or Windows 98
To change the storage location of Outlook Express mail or news, change the Store Root registry value to the full path for the folder you want to use as the new storage location.
This value is located in the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express

NOTE - The Store Root folder contains a Mail folder and a News folder in which the data files for mail and news are located. If you install Outlook Express without upgrading Internet Mail and News, the Store Root is the Outlook Express folder. If you include the Mail folder in the Store Root path, a new Mail and News folder is created in the existing Mail folder. As a result, you cannot see the messages in the Outlook Express\Mail folder until you remove Mail from the Store Root path.
When you use user profiles, the "Store Root" value is located in the following registry key :
HKEY_USERS\username\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
where username is the name you use to log on to Windows 95/98.

In Windows NT
To change the storage location of Outlook Express mail or news, change the "Store Root" value to the full path to the folder you want to use as the new storage location.
This value is located in the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express

[Macarenas]

If you want to move the location of the message store files Outlook Express is currently using,
follow these steps in Outlook Express:

• On the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Maintenance tab, and then click Store Folder.
• Click Change, specify the folder that you want to use to store your messages, and then click OK.

The registry location for Outlook Express 5 is
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{idnum}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express