Password Protected PST

[Jack]

Is there a way to get around the password protection of a pst file? I have
a pst with a password but do not recall what the password is.

Jack

 

[Brian Tillman]

Is there a way to get around the password protection of a pst file? I have
a pst with a password but do not recall what the password is.

Possibly. There are numerous third-party tools you can buy that can do
that, but if you have Outlook 2002 or earlier, you may be able to use this
free tool:
http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates/pst19upg.zip

 

[Guest]

I have a sorta similar problem - my motherboard crashed, I got a new computer
and am transfering files, I recovered my hard drive but the Outlook import
program on my new computer asks for a password for my .pst file when
importing it off a disc. I've never used a password for that file. What do
I do?
If all else fails, how can I open the .pst file in something I can read to
get my info back?
lloyd

 

[Gordon]

I have a sorta similar problem - my motherboard crashed, I got a new computer
and am transfering files, I recovered my hard drive but the Outlook import
program on my new computer asks for a password for my .pst file when
importing it off a disc. I've never used a password for that file. What do
I do?
If all else fails, how can I open the .pst file in something I can read to
get my info back?
lloyd

Firstly, do NOT use the import function for pst files, as has been
explained many times in this group.
Copy the pst file to your HDD (do NOT overwrite any existing file), and
remove the Read-Only attribute. Then, in Outlook, go to
File-Open-Outlook Data File and navigate to where you put the file.

HTH

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but a little box for it still asks for Personal Folders Password
pops up asking for my passowrd for Outlook.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]]

What version of Outlook were you using when your old machine crashed?

Hal
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