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Hi All
I am getting below error exporting pst file. When i check the below registry file PSTDisableGrow it is set to 1, if i change it to 0 it is reverting back to 1.
Please guide me which policy(group policy or any local policy) is blocking PST file import.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\PST
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Hi @Glenn Maxwell ,
Totally agreed with the replies of Andy and Thameur and it's related to the GPO settings "Prevent users from adding new content to existing PST files". You can refer to the information they shared and try to accept a reply as answer if you find it helpful : )
Just wanted to check if the answer shared below helped. If it helped, then would request you to please "Accept the answer" as it would be helpful to others in the community as well.
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Hi,
You should have this GPO settings Prevent users from adding new content to existing PST files configured to disable PST file .
Which explain why the registry key **PSTDisableGrow ** is set to 1 and automatically reverting back to 1 whey you change it to 0 .
Registry and GPO
You identify this setting in GPO report generated by running this command on impacted computer: gpresult /H C:\temp\gpresult.html
Please don't forget to mark helpful reply
Hi @Glenn Maxwell ,
Just wanted to check if the answer shared below helped. If it helped, then would request you to please "Accept the answer" as it would be helpful to others in the community as well.