Outlook is basically a flat-file database.
As you create new e-mails, or as new e-mails are received,
or when you create and save a new item in an Outlook folder,
Outlook adds the new item to the location identified as the
primary store. The exact location depends on how you configured
Outlook when it was installed on your computer. Usually, your
Personal Folders file (username.pst for example) is stored
on your local computer in your ‘My Documents’
folder.
Outlook data files (.pst)
drive:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
If you are not connected to an Exchange
Server, your e-mails, calendar, and other items are delivered
to and stored locally in a personal folder (.pst) file. The
letters pst stand for Personal Storage Table.
The following are other commonly referenced
files with the various versions of Outlook.
Offline Folders file (.ost)
drive:\Documents and Settings\< username >\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Personal Address Book (.pab)
drive:\Documents and Settings\< username >\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Offline Address Books (.oab)
drive:\Documents and Settings\< username >\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Outlook contacts nicknames
(.nk2)
drive:\Documents and Settings\< username >\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
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