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Email - PST files on mapped network drives
Storing pst, or personal folders, on a mapped network drive or network location is discouraged.
Although it is possible to specify a mapped network drive or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path as a storage location for a pst file, network usage is not meant to be a method of storing messages in an enterprise environment. Additionally, the use of a pst file over a network connection may result in a corrupted pst file if the connection degrades or fails and Outlook performance could be affected as well.
With the move to Office 365, faculty and staff now have access to a 50GB mailbox. At this time it is recommended that users of pst files, sometimes called personal folders (or for Mac users, mail stored "On My Computer") import the data from the pst files back into the user's online mailbox. Technical support for the continued use of PST files will be ending. There are a number of reasons for this: Please contact the Technology Help Desk if you would like to schedule assistance in moving the emails from your PST into your online mailbox.