Establish a password protected folder in Outlook 2007?

[SKBrown]

Is there a way to add a password protected mail folder in Outlook 2007?
Thanks for all replies.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

No, you can't password a folder, only a pst and its 'unlocked' when outlook
is open.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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[VanguardLH]

Is there a way to add a password protected mail folder in Outlook 2007?
Thanks for all replies.

There are no folders in the message store. It is just one file (.pst).
The hierarchy shown in the tree pane is how the data within the message
store is *organized* within that message store, not how it is stored on
the hard drive.

If you want to password-protect your message store, right-click on its
root node in the tree, Properties, General tab, Advanced button, and
Change Password button. This is weak protection but often sufficient
for the user's requirement.

Of course, you could stop sharing the Windows account to let multiple
users use the same Windows account. Give them each their own Windows
account under which they must login. Then their %userprofile% paths
will have permissions that block other users (except admin users) from
accessing their files under that path. That assumes that you are using
an NT-based version of Windows, but then you didn't mention WHICH
version of Windows on which you run Outlook.

 

[SKBrown]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Did not realize that there was just one
file for ALL Outlook messages. Thought that there were separate local file
folders like Outlook Express, but with a different file extension - i.e. .dbx
vs .pst. Understand about separate user accounts, but in this particular
instance there are many shared folders and settings and others have admin
privileges. Should have mentioned am using Windows XP, SP2.

Where do I find the "message store's root node in the tree"? Windows is on
C:/ and Office is on D:/

Thanks again!

 

[VanguardLH]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Did not realize that there was just one
file for ALL Outlook messages. Thought that there were separate local file
folders like Outlook Express, but with a different file extension - i.e. .dbx
vs .pst. Understand about separate user accounts, but in this particular
instance there are many shared folders and settings and others have admin
privileges. Should have mentioned am using Windows XP, SP2.

Where do I find the "message store's root node in the tree"? Windows is on
C:/ and Office is on D:/

Thanks again!

Every tree has a root node. Look at the tree pane shown in Outlook.
It's the topmost and leftmost node. If you haven't changed its name, it
probably has "Outlook Today" or "Personal Folders" in its name.
Otherwise, just hit F1 while inside of Outlook and use its help to
search on "password".