Are the emails inside the outbox folder stored locally on the machine where the mail was sent

I'm asking this question because I got curious about an email I'm sending from the office with Outlook using the Delay delivery option. When I searched for that mail at home to modify it on Outlook, I couldn't find it.

Are emails stuck inside the Outbox folder (as is the case of a Delay delivery email) local to the machine where they were sent? and if possible where are these mail stored physically (path to a file)?

Besides, if these emails are stored locally, does it mean that Outlook in this case is using POP protocol instead of IMAP (where emails would be synchronized from a remote server)?

Hakim

Posted 2016-06-08T02:17:06.103

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Answers

You're right. For IMAP accounts Outlook stores Outbox locally in .OST cache file. You can find the path to this file in Outlook account options (Data Files tab).

thims

Posted 2016-06-08T02:17:06.103

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I guess it's impossible to make this file synchronized between different mail clients on different machines, isn't it? – Hakim – 2016-06-08T15:07:57.010

1You're right again... unfortunately. – thims – 2016-06-08T15:51:10.627

Can I extract *EMLs* from OST file (Draft and Outbox folder) or convert OST to *PST file* ? – Kiquenet – 2017-01-18T07:43:00.760

When unchecking 'Used Cached Exchange Mode' in Outlook 2013 in File>account settings>Data Files tab>settings>advanced tab I found that my mail with Delayed delivery did get synched to the server. I saw it pop up in my outbox in Outlook on another workstation. Ofcouse be aware of any drawbacks unchecking 'Used Cached Exchange Mode'. (I'm still checking which :)

Marciano

Posted 2016-06-08T02:17:06.103

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