How to open Microsoft Outlook offline address book .oab files
Have you had trouble opening the oab file on your computer? What are oab files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is oab file?
An oab file extension is used for Microsoft Outlook offline address book files. Offline address book files contain the properties of a user, such as e-mail addresses. The oab files are created, when users use Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail accounts.
Microsoft Outlook offline address book description
The oab file extension is associated with Microsoft Outlook, a personal information manager, which is part of Microsoft Office, developed by Microsoft Corporation.
The Microsoft Outlook offline address book file (*.oab file) contains the properties of a user, such as e-mail addresses, that Outlook requires in order to send an e-mail message and display information about the user.
The oab files are used for Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail accounts.
Path to oab file:
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Suggested software to open oab file
Microsoft Outlook
An e-mail management tool distributed with Microsoft Office suite
Microsoft Outlook for Mac
Mac version of the popular e-mail client and personal information manager from Microsoft