If you’re a Windows user, you may have noticed that your default save location for Outlook 2013 is different depending on the version of the software you are using. For example, if you’re using Windows 7 or 8, your default save location is C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming.Outlook. If you’re using Windows 10, your default save location is C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local.Outlook. If you’re using an earlier version of Outlook, your default save location may be different. To change the save location for Outlook 2013, open the Control Panel and click on the “System” tab. Under “User Accounts,” click on “Add User.” Type in your username and password and click on “Add.” Then select “Save As” and type in a new save location for Outlook 2013. If you’ve been using an earlier version of Outlook and your default save location is not C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming.Outlook. You may need to create a new account and set up a new Save As Location.
By default, when you use the save as… option to save e-mail messages and attachments in Outlook the items are saved in your My Documents folder. Here’s how to change that.
How to Outlook 2013’s Default Save Location on Windows
Press the Win + R keyboard combination to bring up a run box, then type “regedit” and hit enter to open the Registry Editor.
Then navigate into this key (if your version of Office is different, change the 15.0 number out for the one you have).
Here, create a new string value called DefaultPath.
The double click on the value and set the value data to the path you want to set as the new default, then click OK and close the Registry Editor.
A quick restart of Outlook and that’s all there is to it. Now when you go to save an email or attachment the save dialog will open to your new path.
