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From: JHoard on 30 May 2010 14:18

How can I create an Outlook Folder (.pst) on another hard drive leter.
I want to free up hard drive space without removing emails. I can see
how to archive to an external drive, but I want an active, accessible
folder on an external drive and have it show up in the Personal Folders
list in Outlook. I want to be able to move email from the Inbox to
folders on the external drive and be able to view them "realtime" from
that folder or folders. At work the IT guys do it on a network drive.
We can read or move email to and from folders on the network drive. I
want to do that with my WD "My Book" USB drive. Maybe there is a way
to do it with the archiving process but if I understand archiving,
(which I may not) when you archive email to another drive, it is not
readable unless you go through a restore type process.

Thanks
Jon




--
JHoard
From: Sue Mosher [MVP] on 30 May 2010 18:39
In Outlook 2007 and earlier, use the File | New | Outlook Data File command
to create a new .pst file, choosing the external drive as the location. This
new store will appear in your Folder List in Outlook, and you'll be able to
create folders and move items to it.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54



"JHoard" wrote:

>
> How can I create an Outlook Folder (.pst) on another hard drive leter.
> I want to free up hard drive space without removing emails. I can see
> how to archive to an external drive, but I want an active, accessible
> folder on an external drive and have it show up in the Personal Folders
> list in Outlook. I want to be able to move email from the Inbox to
> folders on the external drive and be able to view them "realtime" from
> that folder or folders. At work the IT guys do it on a network drive.
> We can read or move email to and from folders on the network drive. I
> want to do that with my WD "My Book" USB drive. Maybe there is a way
> to do it with the archiving process but if I understand archiving,
> (which I may not) when you archive email to another drive, it is not
> readable unless you go through a restore type process.
>
> Thanks
> Jon
>
>
>
>
> --
> JHoard
> .
>
From: Damien McBain on 30 May 2010 18:38
On May 31, 4:18 am, JHoard <JHoard.6488...(a)outlookbanter.com> wrote:
> How can I create an Outlook Folder (.pst) on another hard drive leter.
> I want to free up hard drive space without removing emails. I can see
> how to archive to an external drive, but I want an active, accessible
> folder on an external drive and have it show up in the Personal Folders
> list in Outlook. I want to be able to move email from the Inbox to
> folders on the external drive and be able to view them "realtime" from
> that folder or folders. At work the IT guys do it on a network drive.
> We can read or move email to and from folders on the network drive. I
> want to do that with my WD "My Book" USB drive.  Maybe there is a way
> to do it with the archiving process but if I understand archiving,
> (which I may not) when you archive email to another drive, it is not
> readable unless you go through a restore type process.
>
> Thanks
> Jon
>
> --
> JHoard

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