Policy
Permanently remove all deleted content from PST and OST files
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
By default, a small percentage of deleted data is not overwritten in Outlook PST and OST files. By enabling this setting, all deleted data in PST and OST files is overwritten when users exit Outlook.
Internal name
L_Permanentlyremovealldeleteditems
Policy ID
9da4c130b9a9
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\pst Value name pstnullfreeonclose | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\pst
Value name
pstnullfreeonclose
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.