Default location for PST files
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 > Miscellaneous > PST Settings
Supported on
Windows7

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.

Internal name
L_DefaultlocationforPSTfiles
Policy ID
841946bf5524
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

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ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Default location for PST files
ID L_defaultlocationforpstfiles79
text
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook
Value name
forcepstpath
Type
REG_SZ
None
Default location for PST files
User · Type text
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook
Value name
forcepstpath
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone