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If you want to use a shortcut to open Outlook to a public folder, you can use the select switch and path to the public folder:
Outlook.exe /select "outlook:\\Public Folders\All Public Folders\folder\subfolder"
This works great in older versions of Outlook but fails in Outlook 2010 with an error message:
Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot display the selected folder or item.
In Outlook 2010, you need to include your Exchange email address in the path:
outlook.exe /select "outlook:\\Public Folders – frank@slipstick.com\All Public Folders\folder\subfolder"
Published May 11, 2010. Last reviewed on November 16, 2012.
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6 Comments on "Tip 742: Outlook 2010 and Shortcuts to Public folders"
Thanks Diane. Is there a way to fix the profile so that the email paths do not appear? We need a consistent folder path without the email address across all users.
Version is Outllok
Version is Outlook 2010. we upgraded from 2007. So if no email address in public folder from 2007 then none in 2010? is this a profile issue?
Yes, it sounds like a profile issue - when you upgraded to 2010, all of the folder names used by outlook 2007 were kept. right click on the folder, choose Properties - you can get the full path to it from there.
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This is true but some users don't have their email path as part of the public folder path. Trying to find out why?
What version of Outlook? Was the profile created in an older version of Outlook? When you upgrade, Outlook 2010 does not change the display name.
I am trying to set a shortcut to open a subfolder within a subfolder in public folders directly.
I set the path but when I open the link it still just opens up to my inbox.
Any suggestions?