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Involute
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Jan 23, 2025
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What to do about an out-of-date .ost file?

I'm upgrading the SSD in my laptop, so I cloned the old one onto a bigger one and swapped them.  Windows (finally) boots fine, with all my apps intact.  When I launch Outlook however, it tells me it'...
  • JerryF1950's avatar
    Jan 27, 2025

    Just delete the ost file as recommended then restart Outlook. It will rebuild an up to date ost very quickly.

    The ost file shouuld be in folder "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\" unless you have moved it.

     

     

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