Describes how to investigate items in an Outlook Data File (.pst) and troubleshoot search issues.

The location of your .pst file depends on your version of Outlook, your version of Windows, and how you set up your account or created the .pst file. You can find your .pst file in one of the following locations:

You might have stored Outlook items in an Outlook Data File (.pst) that you created in classic Outlook. If you want to open or close a .pst file, you now can do that in a few simple steps from either new …

Browse to the folder where the .pst file is stored and you'll find the .bak file (for example, [email protected]) created by the Inbox Repair tool. Make a copy of the .bak file and …

Outlook Data Files (.pst) are saved on your computer in the Documents\Outlook Files folder. Older messages and items that you don't use regularly can be archived to an Outlook Data File (.pst).

Outlook Data File (.pst) support in new Outlook provides access to emails stored in a .pst file. You can browse, manage, and move emails (drag and drop) between .pst files and mailboxes.

Import all of your Outlook email, contacts, or calendar events that you saved to a .pst so you can view them in Outlook.

This password is required whenever you open the Outlook Data File (.pst). Not every email account uses an Outlook Data File (.pst) to store your email, calendar, contact, and task information.

The messages that you keep in a .pst file are no different from other messages. You can forward, reply, or search through the stored messages as you do with other messages.

Passwords are case-sensitive. Accidentally turning on CAPS LOCK is a common reason why a password attempt fails. To learn how to change the password on an Outlook Data File, see Change …