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C Drive Low on Space? Need to move your Outlook OST? Don't! Create a symbolic link instead!

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I have my HD partitioned into a C: and D:. C: is about 100gb and the plan was to use it for the OS and Office. D: is about 900gb and I use it for everything else – downloads, OneDrive, etc. I noticed my C: drive was running out of space and the culprit was my Outlook OST!! My OST was about 48gb!! (I like to download the maximum amount so searches go faster.) I tried to move the OST to D: using the “Account Settings...” and even editing the registry, ut Outlook was not having it. It kept recreating the OST on C: and ignoring the OST file I had moved. So, I decided to play a trick on Outlook. First, I created a folder on D: called Outlook. Next, I closed Outlook and *MOVED* my OST from C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\ to D:\Outlook\ Now for the magic. I created a symbolic link to the OST file!! (You can also use the junction tool from Sysinternals.) From a CMD prompt: mklink C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\emailid@contoso.com.ost D:\Outlook\emailid@contoso...

Configuring Outlook 2010 for Maximum Performance

Turn on Cached Exchange Mode 1. From Outlook – On the Tools menu, click “E-Mail Accounts”, click “View or change existing e-mail accounts”, and then click “Next”. 2. In the Outlook processes e-mail for these accounts in the following order list, click the Exchange Server e-mail account, and then click “Change”. 3. Under Microsoft Exchange Server, select the “Use Cached Exchange Mode” check box. Disable all Send/Receive Settings 1. From Outlook – On the Tools menu, point to Send/Receive Settings, and then click Define Send/Receive Groups. 2. Under “Setting for group “All Accounts” uncheck all the boxes. 3. Click the “Edit…” button. 4. Uncheck the box for “Include the selected account in this group”. 5. Click “OK” and “Close” 6. Next, click Disable Scheduled Send/Receive 7. Quit Outlook, and then restart Outlook. Further Troubleshooting If Outlook performance does not improve please check the following: 1. Check to see if any of their email folders (especially public folder favorites) co...