Outlook For Mac Change Default Data File

Mar 14, 2017  To change the default data file, select it and press the “Set as Default” button. If you have selected a data file which can be set as the default, Outlook will now inform you to restart Outlook. Extra tip: If you are not sure which data file your Calendar resides in, select the Calendar in the Calendar Navigation (CTRL+2) and then switch. Outlook 2007 and up. If you are using an existing PST, add it to your profile using the File, Open, Outlook Data File menu. The PST can be.


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(Solved) - Where is the Outlook Configuration file, and How to Change it

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My problem is as follows.

Originally, I kept my Outlook personal folders file, Outlook.pst, in a server that required 'User Name' and 'Password'.

Unfortunately, the server die on me. But I was able to retreat the files from the hard disk, and placed the Outlook.pst in the local hard drive.

However, I could not redirect the Outlook to the new Outlook.pst location, even after several uninstall and reinstall of Outlook. Every time I opened Outlook, it will ask for the User name and Password to the server, since the server does not exist anymore, the log in will fail every time, and Outlook would close automatically, and gave out the error message: .. The set of folders could not be open ..

I have tried but without success by right clicking the 'Mail' method, etc. I was not able to disconnect the link between Outlook and the original location of the file by any methods I could find.

Could you please advise, which file can I modify and remove, so that I can uninstall and reinstall with a real fresh start. Does this have anything to do with the configuration of MS Exchange?

Thank you.

have you tried. open outlook > File > open > outlook data file>

browse to .pst file then it will show up under all mail folders. Simcity 4 deluxe edition patch.

Since Outlook did not received the correct User Name and Password to the no-longer-exist server where the outlook.pst was, Outlook will automatically turn off and not even let you any chance to do > File > open > ..

Therefore, I guess the only way is remove or reconfigure the Outlook instruction file(s) from outside of Outlook environment, but I don't know which ones they are.

By the way, I am using Outlook 2003 and Windows Server 2003.

Thank you.

Have you tried opening the Mail item in Control Panel (It's installed by the Outlook setup to configure accounts as an alternative to the Outlook menu) and removing the file there?

Thank you, it works now. As you suggested, I followed the following steps: Control Panel > right click and open Mail setup. The trick is to change the configuration in E-mail Accounts instead of Data Files. In the Data Files window there is no options to change the configuration that I needed to.

In the E-mail Accounts window, choose View or change existing e-mail accounts, and click Next.
Then, in the next E-mail Accounts window, click New Outlook Data File to add the location of the new file, and set it as the default file for Personal Folders. Then, I was able to delete the old path.

Thank you all for your help.

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Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.

Here's how!

How to change the default Mac app for specific file types

  1. Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .jpg extension (a photo).
  2. Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
  3. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.

  4. Click the dropdown and choose an app.

    Source: iMore

  5. Click Change All..

  6. Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.

    Source: iMore

Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.

How to set your default web browser

  1. Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
  2. Click General at the top left of the window.
  3. Click the dropdown next to Default web browser.

  4. Click the web browser you'd like to use as the default.

    Source: iMore

How to set your default email reader

Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:

  1. Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder.
  2. Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  3. Click Preferences.
  4. Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader.

  5. Click the app you'd like to set as the default.

    Source: iMore

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