How to Set Password for Outlook Data File (PST)?

Password Protection

An Outlook user knows how crucial and important the PST file is. Privacy is the topmost concern of every person who uses a computer, be it a home user or professional. You have no idea how the information from your computer can be misused. Thus, password protection is highly advisable to secure your computer as well as the crucial files. Let’s suppose that you are on a shared computer without separate user accounts. How you would protect your private emails and other data so that no other user can’t see them? Luckily, Microsoft Outlook has a built-in feature that allows users to set passwords for Outlook data files.

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How to Set Password for Outlook Data File?

You never know how information from your mail accounts will be misused. So it is very important to protect your email accounts and data files. If you are an Outlook user, you can set a password for Outlook PST files and avoid outside interference with your data. Follow these simple steps to password-protect PST files:

1. Launch Microsoft Outlook on your system.
   

On the menu bar, click the File tab > Info > Account Settings.

2. On the Account Settings dialog box, click the Data Files tab.
   

And then select the PST file which you want to protect with a password.

3. On the Personal Folders dialog box, click the Change Password… button.
   
4. On the Change Password dialogue box, enter a password in the New Password box.
   
5. Also, verify the password. Click OK to confirm it.

Also Read- How to Unlock PST File Password Free?

You’ve successfully applied a password to the PST file. The next time you open the PST file, you need to enter the password to open the file.

Did you forget your PST Password?

Sometimes it may happen that you forgot your PST password. You try to open the PST file with an incorrect password. Every time you try this, the Outlook client displays an error saying, “The password you have typed is incorrect. Retype the password.”

If you fail to recall the correct password, you just can’t open the PST file. In such a situation, you’re left with only one option, remove the PST password by using a professional tool. There are many vendors in the online marketplace which provide Outlook Password Recovery software. But SysInfoTools PST Password Recovery tool is considered the best solution in terms of performance and price. Some of the prominent features offered by the software are mentioned below:

• It can unlock PST files by recovering the original password without causing any alteration to the file.
• It supports almost all types of passwords which include multilingual and complex passwords.
• Via this software, you can successfully unlock PST files created by all versions of Microsoft Outlook including the latest 2016.
• It’s an easy-to-use application, i.e. no prior technical expertise is required.

Also Read- How to Change Outlook Password in Windows

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve learned how to set passwords for Outlook data files by using the built-in feature of Microsoft Outlook. Also, we’ve discussed how to unlock the PST file if you lost or forgot your PST password.

About The Author:

Lovely Baghel

Lovely specializes in technical writing for SysInfoTools Software and has over 2 year of experience writing blogs, and articles about databases & backup, email recovery, email migration & management solutions. Her passion is researching and developing content that helps Office users, professionals, administrators, enterprises, and novices solve multiple problems.