Change the Location of the Outlook Express Mail and News Files (All Windows)
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This setting allows you to change the location of the mail and news files stored by Outlook Express to another directory or partition.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Edit the value called 'Store Root' and set it to equal the required path name.
Then move the 'mail' and 'news' folders from the old location to the new and restart Outlook Express.
For versions of Outlook Express prior to version 5.0 the registry key is [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express].
Note: The "mail" and "news" folder must be manually created or moved to the new location.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
| | Store Root | REG_SZ | "c:\mail" | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outloo... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\
Outlook Express\5.0]
Name: Store Root
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Directory Path
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: May 27, 2002
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