OL2000: (IMO) How To Password Protect a Personal Folder (.PST) (198088)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q198088


NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Outlook it is possible to prevent others from accessing your mail, contacts, and calendars by assigning a password to your personal folders.

MORE INFORMATION

To add a password to your personal folders follow these steps:

  1. If the Folder List is not visible, then click Folder List on the View menu.
  2. Right-click "Outlook Today - [Personal Folders]", and then click Properties For "Personal Folders" on the shortcut menu.
  3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
  4. Click Change Password.
  5. In the Change Password dialog box, type your new password and verify it by typing it a second time.
  6. Make sure that the "Save this password in your password list" check box is cleared (not checked). This prevents the password from being cached. You will need to type it each time you run Outlook.
  7. After you have entered the password successfully, click OK three times.
The next time you start Outlook, you will be prompted to type a password before viewing the contents of the personal folder.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/9/2003
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