The following table specifies where the various types of Office 2008 preference files are stored.
Type of (.plist) preference file | Location |
|---|---|
Preferences for Office 2008 | /Users/username/Library/Preferences. The application-specific preferences in this folder are stored in the com.microsoft.ApplicationName.plist file. |
Most Entourage 2008 preference and user e-mail account settings | The Entourage identity database, which is located in /Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008 Identities/identityName for each identity. By default, a user has just one identity, "Main Identity." |
The preference file for Microsoft AutoUpdate | /Users/username/Library/Preferences. The file name is com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist. |
The preference file for Microsoft Error Reporting Protocol | /Users/username/Library/Preferences. The file name is com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist. |
The supplementary Attachment Policy plist, if you have created one | In one of the following:
The file name is com.microsoft.entourage.AttachmentPolicy.plist. |
When you deploy Office 2008 preferences, deploy these folders and files:
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/ and all the Microsoft preference files that it contains.
Any other files as applicable from /Users/username/Library/Preferences folder and /Library/Preferences.
If you are deploying Entourage 2008 preferences, also deploy /Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008 Identities/identityName and all the files that it contains.
