• Open Outlook
  • Click on File
  • Click on Open & Export
  • Click on Open Outlook Data File
  • Navigate to the location of the pst file and double click the file
  • Locate the pst file in your mailbox list in the left pane in Outlook for either the title “Outlook Data File” or the name of the pst file
  • Search as needed
  • When done close out of the file by following the steps below
    • In Outlook
      • Right click on the pst and click Close “Outlook Data File”
    • In Windows explorer
      • Click on Quick access in the left pane
      • Find the pst file in the list of Recent files
      • Right click and select “Remove from Quick Access”
Failure to follow the closure steps as detailed may make the pst file unusable for other staff.