Conclusion on Save mails - Windows mail, outlook, outlook express these email clients save your mails 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 save my all emails? Or can i know where outlook save my mails?
Save mails
It is quite difficult to remember the location of the folder on which outlook save all the mails, Might these think happen because of various reasons, here are some the of reasons which is responsible for this.
- First and the most common reasons is “Security” it is quite understandable that if more then one person occasionally or regularly using the specific computer then it is possible that the perspn can find the folder of outlook very easily and it can be possible 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 spport Intranet.
The location of the folder where outlook express save your emails will look like the given location in computer.
C:\Documents and Settings\MANNAT\Application Data\Identities\{2F0EF1F3-9CDA-4A12-8622-E2634E6FD916}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
That is how you can find the location of folder where outlook express save 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 change.
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 save your mails.
That is how you can know the location of the folder which is used by outlook to save your emails on your Computer.
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