What is PST file?
PST or personal storage table is a file format, wherein all the data such as emails, calendars, messages, etc, are stored within the Microsoft Software, which may be Windows Messaging, Exchange Server or MS Outlook. This PST format is driven and controlled by Microsoft, which comes with free specifications and technology licensing.
What is NSF file?
NSF is a file format and property of IBM Lotus, wherein all the online data are stored. However, due to several reasons, uses are finding it better to work on PST rather than with Lotus. All these have created a hue to convert old NSF files to PST format.
Understanding the functionality MS Outlook and PST files
Outlook PST Files - Storing MS Outlook mail Files
The Email data stored in MS Outlook as PST file are located in the - %USER PROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
For understanding the features and operations of %USER PROFILE%, one should look in the system generated tips. In addition, Windows Explorer setting should be adjusted in order to show the hidden objects like local settings, which stays in a hidden state with the default system settings, making it unable to view.
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