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In this tutorial you 'll find instructions to resolve the following problem while opening Outlook: "The Path Specified for the file Outlook.pst is not valid" and after clicking "OK" at the error, you prompted to create a new data file or to open an existing Outlook data file (*.pst) from another location on your disk. If for some reason the Outlook cannot find the Outlook PST data file, then prompts you with the error "The Path Specified for the file is not Valid" and then prompts you to create a new PST file to store your messages or to use an existing PST data file from the disk. Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013 & Outlook 2010:Ĭ:\Users\%Username%\Documents\Outlook Files\.pstĤ.The Outlook PST file, is stored by default at the following location on your disk, according your Windows or Office version:Ĭ:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pstĬ:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst The Outlook PST data file is named “Outlook.pst” in Outlook 2003, 2007 & 2010 versions and in the newer Outlook versions (2016 & 2013) the Outlook PST data file, is named with your email address (e.g. Things needed to know, about the Outlook Data Files:ġ.When you run Outlook for first time, or when you create a new Outlook Profile, the Outlook program creates a new PST data file, that is used to store all the information and settings (mail, calendar, contacts, rules, etc.) for that profile.Ģ. at your external USB disk), when you open Outlook. The error can be happen, if the Outlook PST file has been deleted or moved to another location on the disk or if the PST data is located to a location that it is not available or accessed (e.g. The error "The Path Specified for the file "Outlook.pst is not valid" can appear in any Outlook version (Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 or 2003) if the Outlook mail application cannot find the PST data file to load the Outlook profile.