To protect personal information from prying eyes, many users set passwords for Microsoft Office or PDF files. In this case, you can overdo it and protect the document from itself by forgetting the code. In this case, serious problems can arise, especially if the file contains valuable information.
Necessary
- - Advanced PDF Password Recovery program;
- - Accent WORD Password Recovery program.
Instructions
Step 1
The problem is solved with the help of special programs. The application must be used depending on the type of file for which you want to guess the password. Next, we will consider the procedure for opening encoded files of the most common formats.
Step 2
In order to select a code for PDF files, you need to download the Advanced PDF Password Recovery program and then install it on your computer.
Step 3
Launch Advanced PDF Password Recovery. Now you need to act depending on the situation. If you know how many characters are in the password, go to the Lenght tab. A window will appear in which you can set the number of characters for the password. In the line "Minimum and maximum number of characters" you need to specify the same number equal to the number of password characters.
Step 4
If you do not know the number of password characters, set 1 in the “Minimum value” line, and 10. It makes no sense to put more in the “Maximum value” line. Then click Open.
Step 5
A browse window will appear. Specify the path to the file. Select it with the left mouse click, then click "Open". Next, in the main menu of the program, click Start. The procedure for selecting the code for the file will begin. Please note that this operation may take a long time. Upon its completion, a report will be published in the program window, which will contain the code.
Step 6
To find passwords for Microsoft Word files, use Accent WORD Password Recovery. Run the application. Select the option called Application setup. Next to the Priority line, set the High value. Click OK.
Step 7
Then select File from the program menu and then Open. Specify the path to the file. Highlight it and click Open. The code selection procedure will begin, after which you will be able to see it in the report.
