If you are using Gmail as your mail aggregator and want to set it up in Outlook 2010, you can follow the usual steps:
- ensure that your Gmail account settings is configured for IMAP Access:
- follow the instructions provided (for Outlook 2007 will work for 2010):
or go directly to: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77689
Unfortunately, if you want to separate your OS from your Data partitions or drive, you will want to move the location of the imap pst created by default under: C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
Moving the PST is unfortunately not as straight forward as you would expect (like a browse path or select button), even in version 2010.
- To move the PST, close Outlook, and navigate to the Control Panel and select the Mail properties to validate the current path of your IMAP pst file:
or navigate directly to:
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
- Once you have determined the current location, do NOT close the mail properties (or Account Settings) window and navigate to the location provided.
- Move the PST to the new location of your choice
! Do NOT rename the PST !
- Return to the mail properties (or Account Properties) window under the Data Files tab
- Double click on your Gmail account’s data file and you will receive an error “path not found”
- Specify the path of the new location of the PST (moved in step 3)
- close all windows and restart Outlook!
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