Does Outlook 2007 ForceOSTPath change existing paths?

[Rich]

Does the ForceOSTPath setting actually change existing profiles' OSTs to
point to wherever, or will this only effect new Outlook profiles being setup?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Only newly created mail profiles.

 

[Rich]

So even if I deleted the actual OST file in the old path, the next time
Outlook was launched, it would just recreate the OST file at that old path,
and not the new ForceOSTPath, correct?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes. You need to point the profile to the new location. do this in the
account's More Settings dialog, ost location.

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[brainstewn]

I can't get outlook to point from outlook0.ost to outlook.ost

Machine is Windows 7 running Outlook 2007

These are the steps I'm taking:

Control Panel>Mail (32-bit)>Email Accounts>highlight my email
account>change>more settings>advanced>offline folder file settings.

I can't point the profile from here and can't find where to point it to
outlook.ost vs. outlook0.ost.

Thanks in advance, I think all of us appreciate your undying help.

Ciao
Darrell

Yes. You need to point the profile to the new location. do this in the
account's More Settings dialog, ost location.

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So even if I deleted the actual OST file in the old path, the next time
Outlook was launched, it would just recreate the OST file at that old
path,
and not the new ForceOSTPath, correct?