Software & Apps > MS Office Find out Where Outlook Stores Your Mail, Calendar, and Other Data The location of your personal folder file depends on the Outlook version By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 11, 2021 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Dimitri Otis / Getty Images Tweet Share Email MS Office Outlook Word Excel Powerpoint Microsoft Outlook stores your email messages, contacts, calendars, and other data as .pst or .ost files in folders that can be difficult to find. Here's how and where to look. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010, and Outlook for Microsoft 365. Go to the File tab. Select Info. Select Account Settings > Account Settings. Select Data Files. You'll find the location of your Personal Folders files next to each email account that is set up in Outlook. Select an account. Select Open File Location to open the folder where your Outlook data files are stored. Email messages for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, and Outlook.com accounts are backed up on your email server. In most cases, these types of accounts do not have Personal Folders files. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit