{"id":5551,"date":"2015-11-21T17:12:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T17:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2015-11-21T17:16:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T17:16:09","slug":"recover-outlook-2016-pst-file-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/recover-outlook-2016-pst-file-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Outlook 2016 .PST File Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot the password for Outlook 2016 data file (.pst)? If you have set a password for a pst file and did not select the &#8220;Save this password in your password list&#8221; check box, a dialog box will ask you for the password every time you start Outlook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outlook-2016-pst-password.png\" alt=\"outlook-2016-pst-password\" width=\"439\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5555\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t remember the pst password, you&#8217;ll have a big trouble and can&#8217;t access your email or do anything. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to recover your forgotten pst file password for Outlook 2016 running in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1: Find the Location of PST File<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before recovering pst password, you need to know the location of your password-protected .pst file. Here is a simple way to find out where your pst file is stored:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Control Panel and change the <strong>View by<\/strong> option to <strong>Large Icons<\/strong>. Double-click on <strong>Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016)<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/control-panel1.png\" alt=\"control-panel\" width=\"593\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5556\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Mail Setup &#8211; Outlook<\/strong> dialog box, click on the the <strong>Data Files&#8230;<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outlook-mail-setup.png\" alt=\"outlook-mail-setup\" width=\"433\" height=\"279\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5557\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the password-protected .pst file you want to unlock and click on &#8220;<strong>Open File Location&#8230;<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outlook-data-files.png\" alt=\"outlook-data-files\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5558\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will take you to the location of your selected .pst file in Windows Explorer. By default, Outlook 2016 stores PST files in the folder <code>C:\\Users\\{account_name}\\Documents\\Outlook Files<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Recover Outlook 2016 PST Password<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve figured out the location of your password-protected .pst file for Outlook 2016, you can recover the password quickly in just a few simple steps. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and install the <a style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/outlook-password-recovery.html\">Outlook Password Recovery<\/a> program on your local computer. After installing, launch the program and click on <strong>Unlock PST File<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outlook-password-recovery.png\" alt=\"outlook-password-recovery\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5559\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Browse to select your password-protected .pst file and click on <strong>Open<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/select-outlook-pst-file.png\" alt=\"select-outlook-pst-file\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5560\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>It will immediately show you three passwords and you can use each of them to open your pst file.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/outlook-pst-password.png\" alt=\"outlook-pst-password\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5561\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now when you open Outlook and are prompted for a password, enter one of the passwords given by the program and you can gain access to all mail stored in the pst file. 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