password protecting a folder

[JulieD]

Hi All

is it possible to password protect a folder in outlook so that the contents
can not be viewed without a password?

Cheers
JulieD

 

[Gordon]

Hi All

is it possible to password protect a folder in outlook so that the contents
can not be viewed without a password?

Cheers
JulieD

You can't password-protect an individual folder, but you can
password-protect your pst file.

 

[JulieD]

Hi Gordon

thanks - that's what i was afraid of

Cheers
JulieD

 

[JulieD]

Hi Gordon

sorry a follow up question .. i just tried password protecting a pst folder
that i've got showing in my outlook (2003) ... and it didn't seem to do
anything ... even when i closed it & reopened it .. .would you mind giving
me a few details on what password protection of pst folders is supposed to
do?

Cheers
JulieD

 

[Gordon]

Hi Gordon

thanks - that's what i was afraid of

Cheers
JulieD

If you password-protect your pst file, then no-one can open it without the
password, and if you enable a password-protected screen saver, (or lock the
computer with Ctl-Alt-Del if you have W2K or XP) then people can't access
your Outlook when you leave your machine - the only options available I'm
afraid

 

[Gordon]

Hi Gordon

sorry a follow up question .. i just tried password protecting a pst folder
that i've got showing in my outlook (2003) ... and it didn't seem to do
anything ... even when i closed it & reopened it .. .would you mind giving
me a few details on what password protection of pst folders is supposed to
do?

Cheers
JulieD

Did you close and re-open Outlook, or just the pst file?

 

[JulieD]

Hi Gordon

thanks .. i only open & closed the pst file not outlook, it works fine now.

Cheers
JulieD

 

[Gordon]

Hi Gordon

thanks .. i only open & closed the pst file not outlook, it works fine now.

Cheers
JulieD

You're welcome!

 

[Brian Tillman]

is it possible to password protect a folder in outlook so that the
contents can not be viewed without a password?

While Gordon is technically correct, you can approximate protecting a single
folder by creating a new password-protected PST and placing that one folder
in that PST. Thus, to open that PST (and it's one folder), you'll need the
password.