Subfolders and their mail items are stored in the same pst file as their top-level folder. In the Outlook hierarchical mail folder view, you should be able to see the top level folders. Another easy way to get the pst file information for each one, if you have multiple pst files, is to just right click each one and choose "Data File Properties". On the dialog that comes up, hit the "Advanced" button and it will show you the file location.I have a number of email accounts in my Outlook set up, eg, myname@company.com, help@company.com, info@company.com, bb@gmail etc..
I assume the above action should be taken for each email account right?
I also move emails to folders under the "root" outlook data file - How do I back that up?
A folder will have sub folders.
Also, a folder may contain emails received to and sent from info@, help@ etc...
Have machine for a good few years. Getting slower all the time. Also heats up so much in the last few weeks it cuts out. Sometimes hard to switch on or off.I wonder what is wrong with the laptop that OP thinks its on the way out.
For any folder in Outlook which is not itself a file, you can right click it and select "Properties". That will show you what file/folders it is nested in. If it's a file, the menu item will have changed to "Data File Properties" in which case follow the procedure I gave earlier (using Advanced button) to get the file name.@dub_nerd - Sorry, I was wrong in my description above.
I have Outlook Data file as a root item (when all folders are minimised)
Then the other email folders (info@, help@ etc) are "siblings" of Outlook Data file - Ie, they are not children / sub-folders.
How can I get the location of that file?
I take it the way you described to get the location of the PST file, that is the actual file I copy and paste on an external location to backup?
Or do I need to carry out a backup activity?
Make sure that air vents are not blocked with dust, lint, etc. Overheating is not a good sign. There may be processes running on the machine that keep the CPU active causing both heating and slowness. Unfortunately it's beyond the scope here to discuss how to go about fixing that. Likewise the difficulty with switching on and off could be a number of things -- sticky power button, worn disk drive spindle which spins up intermittently (although it has to be said all those things are quite unlikely). It's an unfortunate fact of life that unless you know someone who can keep a PC well tuned, performance can deteriorate over time even though it's in perfectly good shape.Have machine for a good few years. Getting slower all the time. Also heats up so much in the last few weeks it cuts out. Sometimes hard to switch on or off.
Sage advice!-- probably the biggest laptop killer in my experience. That plus snapping off edge connectors by putting strain on cables (esp. power cables) by using in awkward positions. For that reason I prefer "barrel connectors" -- cylindrical plugs on power cable ends with cable coming out the side rather than straight through.For the future, don't use the new laptop in bed or on carpets unless you have a rigid stand to lift the device free of dusty fibrous surfaces.
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