Outlook Data File on Network Drive

If I set up outlook to store data on a network drive, and use the identical
setting for two pc's (my desktop and laptop) can I set up the laptop to have
a secondary, local data file when it is off the network?

i.e. Can I set it up so, when I try to use outlook somewhere other than at
home on my LAN, can I set it up so that Outlook accepts that it can't find
the regular drive path and simply creates a new/temporary data file?

Bad idea. Placing an Outlook Data File on a network drive is neither
recommended or supported.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"@LakeheadU" wrote in message
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If I set up outlook to store data on a network drive, and use the
identical
setting for two pc's (my desktop and laptop) can I set up the laptop to
have
a secondary, local data file when it is off the network?

i.e. Can I set it up so, when I try to use outlook somewhere other than at
home on my LAN, can I set it up so that Outlook accepts that it can't find
the regular drive path and simply creates a new/temporary data file?

In addition to what Russ has said, are you using an Exchange server? If yes, then you can create a .ost file to have offline access to your Exchange items when not connected to a network. However, placing a .pst file (fragile at best) on a network is a bad idea.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, @LakeheadU asked:

| If I set up outlook to store data on a network drive, and use the
| identical setting for two pc's (my desktop and laptop) can I set up
| the laptop to have a secondary, local data file when it is off the
| network?
|
| i.e. Can I set it up so, when I try to use outlook somewhere other
| than at home on my LAN, can I set it up so that Outlook accepts that
| it can't find the regular drive path and simply creates a
| new/temporary data file?