Are all emails, todos, calander items held in one file for Microsoft Outlook (I.e the OST and PST file)? If so why do they use the one file?
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As James noted, they're all in one file by default. I expect the reason is based on a number of factors, least of all that it's easier to back up one file, it locks you in to Outlook, and it has features including compressible encryption. | |||
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Outlook indexes all items for searchability, I guess it's much easier to index a database than a file structure. Plus all the reasons mentioned by others. | |||
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As long as you don't set it up to split it, yes they are all in said file. | |||
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