How to change the default Outlook 2010 start folder?

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Published on 2010-06-15T13:58:42Z Indexed on 2010/06/15 14:03 UTC
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When I start Outlook 2010 it opens the Outlook Data File's inbox

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However, I want it to open my own Inbox by default.

So how do I change the default Outlook 2010 start folder?

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