OL98: (IMO) How To Password Protect a Personal Folder (.PST)

ID: Q180043

The information in this article applies to:


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

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 the 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.


REFERENCES

For more information about Internet mail accounts and personal folders, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179950 OL98: (IMO) How to Set Up Internet Mail Accounts

Q179743 OL98: (IMO) Creating a New Personal Folder For an IMO Account

Additional query words: OL98 


Keywords          : Gnlsec 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 29, 1999