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Save Outlook Express messages at changed location.

This setting enables you to change the location/path of the mail and news files stored by Outlook Express.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

The “Outlook Express” program is an email client that helps you better manage your email. It can be used to read and send email, and download news from newsgroups that interest you. All mails are saved in different folders with .DBX suffix.

This setting enables you to change the default location/path of the mails in Outlook Express folder.

Important:
After changing the path you have to copy all your mails from the old location to the new location. Then, you’ll have all your mails at the new location. All subsequent mails will be saved at the new location by default.

For this, go to Start > Run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. Now, double-click the Value Name "Store Root", to define a new path in the Value Data field for storing your mails.

Restart Outlook Express for the changes to take effect.

NOTE:
The unique identity key is unique for each user identity.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Store Root

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

New Directory Path

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Unique Identity}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\],right-click on "Store Root" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the desired path in the text box and click on 'OK'.