What is SRS File in Outlook?

What is SRS File in Outlook?

Send and Receive Settings (SRS) itself describe its role for Outlook. SRS is the send and receive setting file. It efficiently holds the configuration found in the Send and Receive dialog. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to view the detail of SRS file. Delete the file to fix your Outlook problem if it gets corrupt or crash.

The SRS file location in Vista and Windows 7 is:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook

In Windows XP, the file location is:

C: \Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Creation of SRS File

A SRS file is created automatically while a new account is created in Outlook. There is no way to create it manually. For one account, one SRS file is created. SRS file cannot be exported to a different version of Outlook.

Limitation of SRS

SRS file has some limitations:

• It cannot be sent or copied (via email or other sources) to a new Outlook account or another computer
• It is registered on the system on which it is created automatically
• In case SRS file is removed or deleted, the account associated with the file cannot be opened in Outlook till you restart the Outlook.

While making any change in the SRS, be careful about the changes you have made on it because the file can corrupt and cannot work in Outlook.