Outlook e-mail profiles are stored in the Windows registry. When Outlook starts, it retrieves the profile information from the registry.
Best way is to Right click your Start button and you can select Control Panel > In the search window to the right of the active window type: “mail” You would see Mail (Outlook 2013/2010) once you select this you would see your Outlook Profiles.
When I was researching we ran into the inquiry “Where is my profile in Outlook 2010?”.
If you still can’t find the location of your profiles. Please open your Outlook and click File > Office Account, then provide me with the screenshot of “About Outlook” if possible. Any update, please feel free to post back.
What is a profile in outlook?
More A profile is a critical part of your Outlook experience. The profile consists of the accounts, data files, and settings that specify where your email messages are saved. To create a new profile, do the following:.
You see, a profile is a critical part of your Outlook experience. The profile consists of the accounts, data files, and settings that specify where your email messages are saved. To create a new profile, do the following: In Outlook, select File > Account Settings > Manage Profiles.
Under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile, click Always use this profile, and then click the profile that you want to use in the list . Select the Windows icon, type Control Panel in the search box and select it. In Control Panel, search Mail, and select it. The Mail Setup dialog box opens.
Where can I find the profile settings?
The profile settings are in the registry. It’s not recommended to use them on a different computer because they contain file locations but they can be used to restore a profile on the same computer. Outlook 2013 and up has the keys at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\xx.0\Outlook\Profiles key. (xx= your version).