Re: Specify Location of Folders

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From: ejw (ejwmac_at_mac.com)
Date: 02/02/05


Date: 2 Feb 2005 00:26:38 -0800

Micket,

Thanks for the advice it works fiine.

If I had read your original response more carfeully I would have
realized what you were trying to say.

Thanks

John
Mickey Stevens wrote:
> By default, Entourage data is stored in an identity folder within the
> Microsoft User Data folder. That folder is located in
> ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/<Identity>
>
> (where ~ means the current user's home folder, usually located in
> /Users/<Current User>/).
>
> You can't change where Entourage will look for data, but you can move
the
> identity folder to another location and create an alias (drag with
the
> Command and Option keys depressed) in the original location. Then
Entourage
> should be able to read data located somewhere else.
>
> On 1/31/05 5:45 PM, in article
> 1107215101.082841.78380@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "ejw"
<ejwmac@mac.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I am very new to MS Entourage 2004 on the MAC but am quite familiar
> > with the Windows version.
> >
> > How do you specify a specific Directory on your system to store the
> > Mail Folders? And where is the default folder location?
> > Thanks for our Help.
> >
> > ejw
> >
>
> --
> Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
> PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/>
> Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>



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