How to Encrypt Microsoft Outlook 2003 Using TrueCrypt
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Step 3: Mount the TrueCrypt Volume and Move Outlook.pst
Mounting the TrueCrypt volume is pretty straightforward. You can do it through the TrueCrypt interface.
Select the drive letter you want from the main window. I have selected O:\ I find this logical, as I will mount a drive containing Outlook data. If you use that drive for something else, pick another letter from the available drives. It’s totally up to you which one you want, but I’d recommend always using the same letter for this mount, mostly because it will make it easier for Outlook to find the file.
Next, hit the Select File button and select your newly created TrueCrypt volume file (in our case E:\eternity\somefile.tc) and hit the Mount button to mount it. It will prompt you for the password and once you enter it, it will display the mounted drive in the window.
Once you’re done with this, your encrypted hard drive will show up in your My Computer window.
Once you have that showing up, open the drive and then open another window and point it to your Outlook subfolder. Unless you have already moved our Outlook.pst file to another subfolder, it should be located in
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook where UserName is your user name.
Make sure Outlook isn’t running and then move , don’t copy, Outlook.pst and/or your archive folder to your newly encrypted drive. You can do this by either cutting the files (Ctrl-X) or by shift-dragging the icon to the other window. Wait for the file to copy over and then go to the next step.
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