Conclusion on Outlook express folders - Outlook express email client put your emails on the folder which is difficult to find, But we will find it here.

I am using windows xp sp2 as my default operating system and i want to locate the storage folder of outlook express. Can you tell me how i can find the folder where outlook express put my all emails? Or can i know where outlook express save my mails?

Outlook express folders

It is quite difficult to remember the location of the folder on which outlook express put all the mails. This thing happen because of various reasons, here are some the of reasons which are responsible for this.

• First and the most common reason is “Security”. it is quite
  understandable that if more than one person occasionally or regularly use the specific computer then it is possible that the person can find the folder of outlook express very easily and it can be possible
  that he can read your personal emails. That is why the folder of mails have been saved on the location where folder is not visible very easily.
• You can’t find the saving folder of outlook express easily in the computer because of spamming of emails.
  It might be posssible if the user know the default location of the folder. It is possible that spammers can use the location to send spam email on LAN or on Any virtual network which support Intranet.

The location of the folder where outlook express save your emails will look like the given location in computer.

C:\Documents and Settings\ASK\Application Data\Identities\{2F0EF1F2-9SXA-2356-7865-S2335E7FD800}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

That is how you can find the location of folder where outlook express put emails on your computer
but may be because the software (outlook express) have been updated on regular basis that is why the location of the folder where outlook express save the specific emails can be changed.

Here now i am trying to describe with screen shot that how easy is to locate the specific folder in outlook express.

• Open Outlook express and now go to “Tools” option.
• Now select “Options” under tools menu.
• In the options menu choose “Maintenance” tab.
• Now select the “Store Folder” button under the Maintenance tab.
  
• This will open a pop up window on which you can see the store folder of outlook.
  
• As per your requirement you can change the location of the folder on which outlook express
  kept your mails.

That is how you can know the location of the folder which is used by outlook
express to keep your emails on your Computer.