Default location for PST files

Policy ID: L_DefaultlocationforPSTfiles
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 (PST) files on user computers.

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

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, PST files are located in: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Outlook Files\ on user computers.

Options

Default location for PST files
Environment variables such as %USERPROFILE% can be used.
Example: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Outlook Files

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook View registry values

forcepstpathREG_EXPAND_SZ

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