Ive got a work laptop here and I just added it to our work domain. I want to be able to access my company email through Outlook, but I don't want all of the emails to be on my hard drive locally. Doesnt Outlook automatically backup all of the emails into a pst file on my computer? Is there a setting somewhere so it will stay on the server and be stored on my local machine?
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That makes sense, but why when the first time you connect with the exchange server it takes like 5 mins to download all the emails, then every other time you connect, they are there instantly. Doesnt that mean most of them are stored somewhere locally?
Most likely. Check the files are first still on your Exchange server. If this is so, then what is happening is that Outlook is synchronising with the server when it gets the chance; i.e. updating itself.
If this is a problem, because the emails are personal to you and the laptop is shared, then they will probably be stored in a .pst file. Problem is, I don't know how to prevent this situation. Otherwise, let Outlook do its thing and it will simply be quicker after its first run!
If this is a problem, because the emails are personal to you and the laptop is shared, then they will probably be stored in a .pst file. Problem is, I don't know how to prevent this situation. Otherwise, let Outlook do its thing and it will simply be quicker after its first run!
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