{"id":24056,"date":"2022-02-02T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/outlook-how-do-i-find-my-data-file\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T08:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:54:04","slug":"outlook-how-do-i-find-my-data-file","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/outlook-how-do-i-find-my-data-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlook: How do I find my data file?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This article provides you with steps to locate your Outlook data file pst for POP3 or ost for IMAP. This article will come in handy should you wish to backup or move you data file to a new computer. This guide is for Outlook 2013 \/ 2016<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 1\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Open your Outlook and Click on <strong>File<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33092737713\/original\/6dJMl9C6qbBuduBKxDdpxCdoxEhzC6tz3A.png?1678348749\" width=\"256\" height=\"319\" data-id=\"33092737713\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong> \u2013 Click on<strong>\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 496px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978139\/original\/fH78ZhRNInCA6qlcA9ynRgTkcjaeJ9pS-A.png?1585714450\" height=\"327\" data-id=\"33038978122\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Select the relevant email account and click on <strong>Data Files<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 429px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978244\/original\/OIuW4MosubNGjL0B3Dt3vMfB3Aj4XovV5w.png?1585714657\" height=\"352\" data-id=\"33038978219\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4<\/strong> &#8211; Click on <strong>Open File location<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 444px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038978260\/original\/B24Y_m-Thu3N1d9ll5yp7N3yS4nJotb_QQ.png?1585714749\" height=\"363\" data-id=\"33038978255\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>INFO:<\/strong> You will not be copy the pst \/ ost file while our Outlook application is open. Be sure to close your Outlook before attempting to copy the data file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>For more articles on Outlook please click <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/category\/email-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Alternatively should you wish to <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/web-hosting\/#livechat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact our Support Center please click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with steps to locate your Outlook data file pst for POP3 or ost for IMAP. This article will come in handy should you wish to backup or move you data file to a new computer. 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