How to manually modify the default ost data file location of Outlook 2013 under Win8

  

Many times, the enterprise Exchange server uses MAPI or Exchange Server cache mode to communicate with the client's Outlook, then by default, the piece storage location To: Documents and Settings\\user name\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Outlook. As the usage time goes on, the file will continue to increase, taking up a lot of C partition disk space; however, when using Outlook 2013 to create a new Email account, its data file (.ost file) is always saved in the C disk default directory. This takes up space on the C drive. Enter Outlook by default and find the location of the .ost file in the setup options, which seems to be unchangeable! In view of this, provide a way to change the path of the data file in order to free up the disk space of the C partition. 1. Download "Office Customization Tool (OCT)" Microsoft Official Download Page:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35554

You choose 32-bit or 64-bit according to your own version, followed by 64-bit example;

2. After downloading, run 64-bit admintemplates_64bit.exe”, will prompt you Select the extract folder, find a folder to extract as temp;

3. Enter the temp folder you extracted, enter the admx folder, copy “outlk15.admx” file and “zh-cn&rdquo ; folder to the & ldquo; C: \\ Windows \\ PolicyDefinitions & rdquo ;, if your system drive is not C, modify for your own letter




4, press the WIN key + R, enter “gpedit.msc” start group policy, modify the path as shown below!




5. delete the original outlook account (note that the backup data), the new account, your data file has been modified in position.

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