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From: Scott Anderson Regitz Scott Anderson on 18 Apr 2010 20:41
Has Microsoft STILL not changed this? Today is 4/18/2010 and i'm in that very
same bind. Unfortunately, it is with a full blow workstation i chose to
partition the OS hard drive small (60 gigs) to avoid fragmentation of the OS
partition. Well, ITS FULL due to Outlook Connector. Since I cannot archive my
PST (OST) like my other accounts, i have no means for shrinking this file.

Is there no workaround for this? I really don't look forward to reinstalling
my OS so i can gain space enough to accomodate my OC.

I do find OC to be VERY nice to have, though.


"AWalla" wrote:

> First of all, Outlook Connector is a wonderful addition to the office suite
> and I found it to be a very useful way to upgrade my hotmail experience (and
> for free!) However, one thing that is a real PITA with outlook connector is
> the program's stubborn usage, and lack of flexibility, with OST (offline mail
> account storage) files. It's a bit of a mixed bag re: OC recreating this
> file with every new install or migration of outlook. The good news: no need
> to backup the .ost file (don't waste your time anyway, because connector will
> never recognize a file that a particular installation did not create, i.e.:
> un-migratable) as one would do for a .pst (personal folders file) to transfer
> over to a new installation or another computer. The bad news: this
> un-backupable file has a location that can be at best inconvenient and at
> worst downright unworkable. As far as I can see, there is no justification
> for not providing a way to relocate OC's .ost file for use with hotmail. In
> my case, I bought a netbook with a meager 4gb SSD (hey, it was cheap). After
> the windows installation and installing NO other programs on C: I have
> exactly 200 or so megabytes free. With 500MB of emails in my hotmail
> account, using connector (even just downloading headers, not full messages)
> simply grinds my OS to a halt-unnecessarily. This is more than an
> inconvenience, and there is really no justifiable reason for outlook
> connector to place an unwieldy-sized file in the default user directory while
> offering NO options to change the default location. Just my 2ยข, but this is
> really something that the Microsoft Outlook Connector team should seriously
> consider in the next revision (or just post a registry hack, how hard can
> this be-for chrissakes). It should be VERY easy to point the connector to a
> different .ost file location without affecting functionality in any way.
> Thanks!
>
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