Answer Line: Relocating Data in the Local Settings\Application Data Folder
Detailed instructions for handling this step of the file transfer operation in Outlook and in Outlook Express.
Lincoln Spector
The one folder that's difficult to relocate is Local Settings\Application Data. You shouldn't try to move this folder, but at least two applications keep vital data here: Outlook and Outlook Express. Here's how to move that data:
Outlook: In Windows Explorer, navigate to and select C:\Documents and Settings\logon\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft. Inside this folder you'll find a subfolder named 'Outlook'. Move it to X:\logon\Application Data.
Select Start,Control Panel. Double-click the Mail icon (if you don't see this icon, click Switch to Classic View). Choose Data Files,Settings. At the error message, click OK. Browse the resulting dialog box to X:\logon\Application Data\Outlook, double-click the displayed file, and close the various dialog boxes.
Outlook Express: This program stores its mailboxes in a subfolder of Local Settings\Application Data that has a very long and confusing path. A faster way to relocate these mailboxes is to open Outlook Express, select Tools,Options, and click first the Maintenance tab and then the Store Folder button. You can change the data folder's location here before or after moving the actual files.
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