It’s not recommended and not required to change the default location of the OST file. But if you think you can save some storage space by relocating the OST file, you can do it. The location of offline Outlook Data File (OST) When you are using Outlook with an Exchange account, your mailbox and other…

With the introduction of Exchange Online, users get the advanced features of Exchange Server without actually having an on-premises Exchange Server in their organization. The Exchange Online is available with the Microsoft 365 subscription plans of Business and Enterprise Editions. You can purchase it as a standalone application, but with Microsoft 365, it is integrated…

Microsoft Outlook relies upon Offline Storage Table (OST) and Personal Storage Table (PST) for storing your complete mailbox data on to the local machine. But if something goes wrong with any of the two core components, Outlook will not function properly. Basic Role of OST files in Outlook OST data files are simply the copy…

OST files are the offline replica of user mailboxes on the Exchange server. An OST file resides on the user system. So, it is vulnerable to many issues. They often show undesirable behavior such as inaccessibility, corruption, or synchronization issues due to reasons like accidental deletion of a user account on Exchange Server, virus intrusion,…

While working with MS Outlook, the worst condition is when user profile gets deleted or altered. There may be many conditions when altering of user profile becomes necessary or gets deleted unintentionally. Offline folder files (OST) files are considered as the replicas of server-based folders of your Exchange server Mailbox. When your Exchange server mailbox…