What is Default Location of PST File in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010 & 2007

The article focuses to educate the users about the Outlook PST file location, where is the default location of PST file in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007 and how to locate them manually.
All the Outlook users must be aware of the PST files. PST stands for Permanent Storage Table. All the mailbox content such as emails and other items are stored on the local system in PST files. These PST files are used for IMAP, POP3 and web-based mail accounts.

Now, the question that arises in the users’ mind is where these files get saved in Outlook ?

Default location of PST file in Outlook

The location of PST files vary according to different versions of MS Outlook. In Outlook 2010 and 2007, PST files are saved in APPData folder by default as mentioned below:

C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

Even OST files are also saved in the same location irrespective of the version of the Outlook that you are using.

From Outlook 2013 onwards i.e. Outlook 2016 and 2013, the PST files are saved in the Document folder and the location of which is mentioned below:

C:\users\username\Documents\Outlook Files

How to locate the location of a pst file in Outlook manually?

Users can also find the exact location of PST file in Outlook for an email account manually by following the below steps.

Location of PST file in Outlook 2016, 2013 and 2010:

To locate the Outlook PST file in Outlook 2016, 2013, and 2010, you can go through the path File⇒Account Settings⇒Account Settings.

Location of PST File in Outlook 2007:

To find out the location of PST file in Outlook 2007, follow the path Tools⇒Account Settings or File⇒Data File Management.

For checking the account, click on Data files tab in the Account settings window. Select the account you want to check. Further, click the “Open File Location” button.

Now, the Outlook will display a file explorer window containing the folder of your PST files.

What if the displayed Outlook PST file that you were looking for is corrupted or inaccessible?

If the Outlook PST file that you have located is damaged and inaccessible, no need to worry. You can simply fix the corrupted PST file by repairing it using Microsoft inbuilt inbox repair tool i.e. scanpst.exe. This inbox repair tool is very effective to fix the minor corruptions in Outlook PST file.

But, if your issue is not fixed, there might be severe corruption in the PST file. You can simply fix it using an automated method of using a professional software. This software tool is very efficient to fix the severe corruptions in the PST file and make it accessible to the user.

Verdict

Microsoft Outlook is an important platform for the professionals. There are many frequent issues that are encountered by the users. So, knowing about the Outlook files i.e. OST and PST files might be helpful to the users in the long run. I have told all about the default location of PST file in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007. Also, the manual methods to locate the PST files in various versions of Outlook has been explained. I hope the above information will be useful to the users.

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