Password Protect Your Outlook Data File

August 29th, 2005

To add a password to Outlook 2003:

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Select File | Data File Management.
  3. Select Personal Folders from the Name column.
  4. Click the Settings button.
  5. Click Change Password…
  6. The following dialog box will appear:

Password Dialog Box in Outlook 2003

  1. If you don’t have an old password, leave that field blank.
  2. Type the password you want in New Password.
  3. Type it again in Verify Password.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click OK again.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Close Outlook.
  8. Open Outlook again, and it should prompt you for your password.

Now all you have to do is remember your password!

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