This utility was originally designed to upgrade the PST format to version 19.  One of the utilities side effects is that it can strip out PST passwords.  

Always make a backup of the PST BEFORE using. Since this utility wasn't designed for this purpose, use it to strip passwords at your own risk.  There have been instances where the utility has caused damage to a PST.

This is a two step process and requires 3 times the hard drive space that the PST currently occupies.


Instructions for stripping PST passwords:

1.  Run:  PST19UPG -x filename.pst
    This process creates a new file with the name of: filename.psx

2.  Run:  PST19UPG -i filename.psx
    This process creates another new file with the name