How to locate your Microsoft
Outlook Personal Folders (PST) File
CESD-S-0078Applies To:
- Microsoft Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003
Overview:
This article describes how to find your Outlook Personal Store
folder under Microsoft Windows
More Info:
By default when you first run Microsoft Outlook, a Personal Store
File or PST will be created. The PST file contains all of your PIM
(Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Tasks, Journal) as well as your E-Mail
data.
The default location of the PST depends on which version of Microsoft
Windows you are running and how Windows itself was installed.
The default locations are as follows:
Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium (Single user mode)
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\
Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium (Milti-user mode)
C:\Windows\Profiles\<Username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\
Windows NT 3.51
C:\WinNT35\
Windows NT 4.0
C:\WinNT\Profiles\<Username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\
Windows 2000, XP, 2003
C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\
If you are unable to locate your PST file in the default location
for your Operating System:
- Open Microsoft Outlook
- Select View then Go to and choose Outlook Today
- Select File point to Folder and click Properties
for Personal Folders
- Click the Advanced button
- The location of your PST is listed in the Path box
