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Thread ID: 136897	2014-04-28 02:11:00	MS Outlook on Windows 7 Homegroup	delta whiskey (11493)	Press F1

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1373615	2014-04-28 02:11:00	I have 2 PCs on a Windows 7 Homegroup network. PC#1 has MS Outlook installed using default settings. I would like to know if it is possible to install MS Outlook on PC#2 but use the Outlook folder(s) on PC#1 for storage - the idea being that either PC can be used to access email, delete messages and generally shuffle stuff around with the other seeing an up to date folder when its Outlook application is opened. Any thoughts, advice or ridicule most welcome. Cheers	delta whiskey (11493)
1373616	2014-04-28 03:51:00	You mean something like this? (answers.microsoft.com) Looks like there are other ways to do it, but you'll have to pay for the program. Something like this (http://www.synchpst.com/) Looks like the easiest way (if this is what you want to do), is to copy the PST file from one to the other Altho wouldnt OL have to be ticked under homegroup (I dont think it's there) so you can select it?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1373617	2014-04-28 04:16:00	Outlook doesn't like the PST files living on a network share, which one of the machines would have to do, so not really an option. The other problem would be that only one Outlook would be able to be open at a time as it locks the file and another Outlook wouldn't be able to open it. My suggestion would be use an email account that has imap support or Exchange/activesync then setup the same account in both copies of Outlook and the email will stay in sync automatically through the email account. Gmail is an option or Outlook.com.	CYaBro (73)
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