Outlook for mac data file location

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Changing the location or using a mail identity that is located on an external hard disk or a network is not supported. Like Microsoft Entourage for Mac 2008, Outlook 2016 for Mac and Outlook for Mac 2011 are intended to be purely locally cached mail clients. ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2011 Identities Also, the need to access client emails from an OLM file on a Windows computer requires converting Outlook for Mac data file to PST. For instance, moving from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for Windows necessitates OLM to PST conversion.

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Outlook for Mac 2011 caches your mail items in an identity in your home folder at the following location: Several reasons call for the conversion of Mac (.olm) data files to Outlook for Windows (.pst) data file. ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles Hit the Next icon Enter a name and browse a destination location for the resultant file. Click on the Next arrow Choose No, do not delete items option from Delete after exporting wizard. Outlook 2016 for Mac caches your mail items in a profile in your home folder at the following location: Select Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm) and Categories you want to export like Emails, Contacts, Calendars, etc.

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Additionally, using a mail identity or profile that is located on an external hard disk or on a network is not supported in either version of Outlook for Mac. We do not recommend that you change the default location of your Profile folder for Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac, or your Identity folder for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 to an external hard disk or to a network. Outlook for Mac is a locally cached email client