Need to unprotect my Excel 2010 file

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DeonH

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Hi there.

I desperately need your help. I have password protected an Excel 2010 file in 2012. I need some information in that file now but cannot remember the PW. Can you please advise on how to get into that file. I have tried all possible passwords I could have used but without any success. I have ran free online software to recover it but without any success. I have also watched a video where I had to change the extension of the file to ZIP, open it in zip and change some text in a file. If I change the extension to zip and try to open it it tells me the file is corrupt.

I will really appreciate it if someone can help me to unprotect the file.

Thank you so long.
Deon
 
Of course the file does need to be yours... but I found if you really do want it - look for the best review paid for software on the internet - just search for "best rated paid excel password recovery' or something like that - be careful of the "free" ones - they usually include some malware..

The software should cost around $30 or so..
 
DeonH said:
Hi there.

I desperately need your help. I have password protected an Excel 2010 file in 2012. I need some information in that file now but cannot remember the PW. Can you please advise on how to get into that file. I have tried all possible passwords I could have used but without any success. I have ran free online software to recover it but without any success. I have also watched a video where I had to change the extension of the file to ZIP, open it in zip and change some text in a file. If I change the extension to zip and try to open it it tells me the file is corrupt.

I will really appreciate it if someone can help me to unprotect the file.

Thank you so long.
Deon
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I used this before https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/page.php?id=28850
 
Thank you. I will check it out and give some feedback.
 
You will need to use one of those brute forcers - depending on the length of your password it might take a few days to a few years.
 
This is why I have all my passwords on a bitlocked USB drive with a password protected .rar archive which contains a protected excel document.
 
DeonH said:
Hi there.

I desperately need your help. I have password protected an Excel 2010 file in 2012. I need some information in that file now but cannot remember the PW. Can you please advise on how to get into that file. I have tried all possible passwords I could have used but without any success. I have ran free online software to recover it but without any success. I have also watched a video where I had to change the extension of the file to ZIP, open it in zip and change some text in a file. If I change the extension to zip and try to open it it tells me the file is corrupt.

I will really appreciate it if someone can help me to unprotect the file.

Thank you so long.
Deon
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Eish, if your password's long and alphanumeric, it's game over.
 
Rickster said:
This is why I have all my passwords on a bitlocked USB drive with a password protected .rar archive which contains a protected excel document.
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Do you have a plan B in the event you lost your USB drive/your drive got irreparably damaged?
 
DeonH said:
I will really appreciate it if someone can help me to unprotect the file.
Thank you so long.
Deon
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It's a difficult challenge - xlsx files. There's no tricks. Just password searching.

If you know something anything about the password structure, it's better to carry out a mask attack specifying possible values for each position. If you know of what words the password can consist, then it will be better to carry out a dictionary attack with mutations. Our software can do either things.

Write me a personal message if you have any ideas about the password.
 
Rickster said:
This is why I have all my passwords on a bitlocked USB drive with a password protected .rar archive which contains a protected excel document.
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Is there a simple-ish way to protect passwords? I have about 30. Can never remember them.

What's keepass like?
 
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