Unlike various Email applications Outlook stores all the information in PST (Personal Storage) file format. All the emails, calendar entries, journals, contacts, etc. are saved in this format only. However, most of the users think once how to search multiple PST files at One time? As this is not that easy sometimes. Organizations or users who have a lot of data in PST file format faces this problem many times. In the following write-up, we will discuss the various ways to locate .pst files with or without Outlook. Before proceeding further consider these queries taken from the forum site. These queries make it clearer that what kind of problems users face while trying to find Outlook PST files in Windows 10, 7 and XP.
“I am using Windows 10 and have many PST files in different hard drives. I want to search all my PST files at one place. However, whenever I am trying to do that, it shows some of them. Now, I need to know a free solution or way to search multiple PST files in Windows 10”
“I am using Windows XP and for locating all my PST files I tried the option of searching by put in “.pst”. In spite of that, I was not able to locate all my files. So, is there any method or trick by which I can locate multiple Outlook data files in Windows XP?”
Methodology to View Multiple PST Files in Outlook
User can go for these methods, which are discussed in the following section to locate PST files:
Method 1: Search for configured PST files in Outlook
- Firstly, you need to open all the PST files that are configured in your account.
- Now, go to the option of File >> Account Settings >> Data File Tab.
- Once you have done that, go to the option of “Open File Location”.
- Now, You can open multiple PST files at once.
Limitation: You can only see those PST files, which are configured to your account. Those PST files, which are not configured cannot be seen with the help of this manual method.
Method 2: Search For PST files in Windows 7, XP
- In the first step, you need to go the “Computer” option.
- Now, in the search Option type “.pst” and press “Enter”.
- You can all PST files of your system.
Limitation: With the help of this command, you cannot see all PST files. Some hidden file cannot be located through this command. So, to search multiple PST files without any issue go to method 3.
Method 3: PST Locator Tool – Free Previews All Outlook Files
To overcome these limitations users can go for another trouble free way to locate Outlook PST files i,e: Microsoft Outlook PST File Locator tool. It is a stand-alone utility and locates PST files automatically along with the attributes. You can search multiple PST files at a time on your computer. The tool supports ANSI and UNICODE file format of PST. Moreover, users can easily find PST files in Win 10, 8, 7, XP, Vista and all versions below of Outlook 2013 using this tool. These are the following steps a user need to perform to see all the PST files at once:
Step 1: Download and Run Tool
- You need to download the software PST Locator Tool from the official website and install it.
- Now, you will see the following screen that consists of the complete details of PST files like Size, Profile Name, Accessed date and Creation date.
- Click on “Save” button and save PST files.
Step 2: Location Browsing
- In this next step, you need to save the location where you want to save PST files and after that click on “OK” button.
Step 3: Click On OK
- Once you have done that, you will a pop-up message click on “OK” and go ahead.
Step 4: Close the Tool
- Now, you need to click on “Yes” button to complete the process.
Conclusion
We have understood the problems that users face when they try to locate or view all PST files at once. After the understanding the problem we have discussed some ways to solve this query of users that How to locate PST file on the hard drive? In addition, we have gone through a trouble free as well to View multiple PST Files in Microsoft Outlook 2013, 2010, 2007 and all older versions.