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Default location for OST files

Policy ID
L_DefaultlocationforOSTfiles
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source
Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 › Miscellaneous › PST Settings

Description

This policy setting allows you to specify a different folder location for Outlook Data File (OST) files on user computers.

If you enable this policy setting, you can specify a location for OST files on user computers.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, OST files are located in: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Outlook on user computers.

Options

  • Default location for OST files
  • Environment variables such as %LOCALAPPDATA% can be used.
  • Example: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Outlook

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlookView registry values
  • forceostpathREG_EXPAND_SZ

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