Problem
You have forgotten the password to your Outlook Data File which is required to access your email in Outlook.
Solution
- Find where the Outlook Data file is located:
- Open the Account Settings window:
- Office 2010:
- Click File (in the top left).
- Click the Account Settings button.
- In the dropdown that appears click Account Settings.
- Office 2007:
- Click File (in the top left).
- Click Data File Management.
- Click the Data Files tab.
- In the Location column, you will see the full path to the file. Take note of this.
- Open the Account Settings window:
- Download the NirSoft PstPassword zip file.
- Extract the files and run the PstPassword.exe file.
- Once the program is open, click File (on the top menu), then click Select PST File.
- Find the PST file by browsing to the folder where it is located.
- The file will appear in the list in the program. Double click on it.
- In the list of Properties that appears, you will see Password 1, Password 2 and Password 3.
You can use any of these passwords for the Outlook Data file. - Now when you open Outlook and are prompted for a password, enter one of the passwords given by the program.
- You can then change your Outlook password.
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Went through the process above using NirSoft. PStPassword file was empty!
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Microsoft: “IMPORTANT Passwords cannot be reset or recovered if lost. If you forget your password, Microsoft cannot retrieve it.”
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How do I find account settings if I cannot get into Outlook?
1.Open the Account Settings window:
◾Office 2010: …….. How do I do this? Is there a command line to start Office 2010?
Hello Confused, If Outlook is unable to open then you will need to open “control panel” then open “Mail”, from here you will be able to follow the steps in the solution.
Hope this helps!
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