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Remove Forgotten Password to Open Excel File or Remove Read-Only - Zip Method Without Software 

Chester Tugwell
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In this video, I demonstrate how to remove a forgotten password from a password protected Excel file. This kind of protection either stops you from opening the Excel workbook altogether or prevents you from saving edits to the workbook by applying read-only status to the file.
To remove the file's password it is necessary to convert the Excel file to a zip folder. By extracting the contents of the zip folder you are able to edit the Workbook's xml files, which is where the code of the workbook's protection is stored. By deleting the relevant code, you get rid of the protection.
AS SOME OF YOU HAVE DISCOVERED - THIS METHOD NO LONGER WORKS FOR EXCEL 365.
If you find the method I showed you in the video doesn't work, try a reputable password remover. One to try is PassFab (bit.ly/36ywKcu) - there are good discounts available at the moment, promotion link(bit.ly/3B2nZFv)
This video will answer the following queries:
How do I hack an Excel password-protected file?
How do I remove password to open Excel file?
How do I remove password for Excel write access?
How do I remove password in Excel using zip?
How do I remove Excel password if forgotten?
How do I remove Excel password required to open?
How do I remove Excel password read-only?
How do I remove Excel password without software?
How do I remove Excel password to modify?
How do I remove Excel password by editing xml?
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@alitahall7011
@alitahall7011 2 года назад
I needed to unlock a workbook I forgot the password for and this worked great! Thank you!
@cashiernn19
@cashiernn19 7 месяцев назад
This information is awesome. I did follow your instruction sir however when a pop-up notification says, "the compress file is invalid" or "Empty". can you help me with this, please?
@jollyredgiant7540
@jollyredgiant7540 2 года назад
This was extremely helpful for me at work! Thanks man
@Afsaneh3333
@Afsaneh3333 Год назад
So smart. Love it. The quicker path is not to extract the ZIP, open the zip file, open xl folder and the workbook.xml, remove file sharing section, close and update the zip file. Rename back to the original extension.
@edd870
@edd870 4 месяца назад
In my case, there's no xml file. :(
@mikemanaog
@mikemanaog 2 года назад
You sir are awesome! Thank you so much for this video!
@anayensialfaro9885
@anayensialfaro9885 2 года назад
It was pefect how it worked! Thank you so much!
@vitoraduha1379
@vitoraduha1379 2 года назад
this does work. If you are doing it first time it wil take some time to figure it out but at the end it does work!!! Thank you very much for this video (Y)
@IvanCortinas_ES
@IvanCortinas_ES 3 года назад
Thank you Chester. A great method!
@redrockspring
@redrockspring 2 года назад
Just Brilliant!! Thank you.
@agnishnik
@agnishnik 2 года назад
It worked great! Thank you!
@imvisionhoti7198
@imvisionhoti7198 8 месяцев назад
Mine doesn't work. The first step gives me an error when I try to open the file for extraction via Winrara 7 Zip etc.. it says cannot open. Coz its corrupt damagef etc. Kindly help
@Pretzil43
@Pretzil43 2 года назад
THANKS! Also works for individually protected worksheets if you go into the xml files in the xl>worksheets folder
@isaacsantana2843
@isaacsantana2843 2 года назад
What do you look for, I can't find the filesharing code
@AliIsa2
@AliIsa2 2 года назад
right thanks for all
@mahdinaderian4053
@mahdinaderian4053 2 года назад
You are my master. My respects to you sir.
@panagdimi
@panagdimi 3 года назад
What IF the file is of an older version of excel, i.e. 2003 (*.xls) which is not using XML files?!
@user-dh6mo5zz7y
@user-dh6mo5zz7y 3 месяца назад
facing the same issue
@ztoldy87
@ztoldy87 2 года назад
Thank you. If you don't have these lines but you go into xl\worksheets\ and open the sheet.xml with an editor, delete all the lines with and tags, you got the same result. The other steps are the same.
@amreyesv1
@amreyesv1 2 года назад
Excelent tip, I didn't find the protectedRange section, just sheetProtection, but it worked perfect.
@donmisho329
@donmisho329 2 года назад
spot on, it worked perfectly!
@Daniel-js3tx
@Daniel-js3tx 2 года назад
This is great, thank you for sharing.
@aaronyaniga8454
@aaronyaniga8454 2 года назад
THANK YOU!! Had a file from 2018 at work that no one knew the password to, your text is exactly what I needed.
@christinea2283
@christinea2283 2 года назад
This comment! Thanks!!!
@mohamednayeem2602
@mohamednayeem2602 3 месяца назад
it didnt work. I am not able to extact the zip file.. it throws me an error
@jayanand9974
@jayanand9974 2 года назад
just awesome. thanks
@moosankutty1560
@moosankutty1560 2 года назад
i couldn't make the zip conversion, can you please help me
@shingalani
@shingalani Год назад
My Excel 97-2003 files have an .xls extension. After following your steps, the text file that is produced results in unreadable strange characters. Any suggestions please?
@yasminemk4979
@yasminemk4979 2 года назад
It worked perfectly, thank you so so much, you saved me from hours and hours of work !!
@sureshn6718
@sureshn6718 2 года назад
please help me.....im not getting it
@veerashathiyan7092
@veerashathiyan7092 Год назад
Pls help me also I didn't get
@cakehole53
@cakehole53 2 года назад
Brilliant. Thank you
@lesliemereminsky5733
@lesliemereminsky5733 3 года назад
Do you have instructions to do this on a Mac?
@bayefall5730
@bayefall5730 6 месяцев назад
Thank. Do you have a solution for excel 97 - 2003 (.xlx)
@geogarabet7279
@geogarabet7279 27 дней назад
Thanks for your helpful efforts. Please, I need your help, after changing the copy of the locked file into zip file it wouldn’t allow me to extract it. A message says: The compressed (zipped) folder is empty.
@minecraftchannel6880
@minecraftchannel6880 7 месяцев назад
Hello, I have a sheet locked, but are in. xlsb extension, can possible to unlock? Best regards
@ThePatrick9277
@ThePatrick9277 4 месяца назад
thank you!!🙏🙏
@cliftonleroux5576
@cliftonleroux5576 Год назад
Is there a way to reset the expire date through the method above?
@oliviayoung9231
@oliviayoung9231 2 года назад
Can you do this for Macro Enabled workbook?
@sprittube7237
@sprittube7237 3 года назад
Good... Can we remove password from VBA pls.
@bluetaurean
@bluetaurean 2 года назад
Good trick. However does not work on office 365 if the file is password protected. the unzipped file has a some encryptedpackage file. However it works for protected sheets.
@juanmanuelcostanzo988
@juanmanuelcostanzo988 Год назад
I couldn't make it work for protected sheets either =(
@MJ18888
@MJ18888 Год назад
Is there a workaround for Microsoft 365?
@thesaranadissanayake1256
@thesaranadissanayake1256 6 месяцев назад
Grate Man. you save mee 😍
@liamyeboah5611
@liamyeboah5611 4 месяца назад
i have tried this method to no avail. Any help please?
@skynet-1994
@skynet-1994 9 месяцев назад
Sir which version of your ms office
@j.dasilva4567
@j.dasilva4567 9 месяцев назад
This doesnt work anymore, now those zip files return an error when the iriginal xls file has a password.
@libertybatayola6289
@libertybatayola6289 Год назад
Does this work with .xlsm files?
@PEnZKE99
@PEnZKE99 2 года назад
i cant do it on my end.. can i send to you sir? i would really appreciate it
@slfuture5448
@slfuture5448 2 года назад
Can use this method for pdf ??
@marcelastacey3834
@marcelastacey3834 2 года назад
How do you do it on a Mac computer?
@jisoopark5512
@jisoopark5512 2 года назад
does it only work on Windows? I'm on my Mac and downloaded the xlsx, changed the extension to zip, unzipped, and it's nothing like the video ( file and folder names contain "strong encryption" or whatever). will be trying to take do that back at home.
@jisoopark5512
@jisoopark5512 2 года назад
Never mind, my excel file was on 365 cloud and it's got version history. my file hasn't change a lot after I password protected my file so I'll rename the one in the cloud with "-lostpassword" and build upon the one I download from version history.
@e.p.t.2358
@e.p.t.2358 Год назад
on 8-11-23 i tried this windows 11 , excel 97 file. When I selected "send to" and selected "Compressed (zipped) folder" to created the zipped file. It created a zip file in the folder where my original copied file was located. I then did an "Extract All" on the zip file. The extract seemed to work but I could not see the 4 files ending with [content_types].xlm when I clicked the copied file. Can someone tell me why?
@ana_1661
@ana_1661 2 месяца назад
You shouldn't select "send to" and compress it, that's not what this is about. You should just rename it, remove the xls in the file name, and put zip instead. The way you did it, you just compressed the file.
@tak_ja_letim
@tak_ja_letim 6 месяцев назад
Is there a way for mac book please?
@llalbwansingh9362
@llalbwansingh9362 Год назад
I have problem with Excel Workbook Password Removal or Recovery to Open. Not excel Sheet password...! Can you help ...?
@GD_1786
@GD_1786 6 месяцев назад
There used to be a method similar to this to actually find out what the password actually is, but I cant seem to find that method any longer. Do you happen to know?
@MohamdRagabAmmar
@MohamdRagabAmmar 2 месяца назад
does it works with the pdf i have a pdf file but i forgot the password is there is any solution for that?
@BA-li5ur
@BA-li5ur 8 месяцев назад
I forgot the password to a file of mine, this is exactly what I need. How do I do this on a MAC?
@ck867
@ck867 Год назад
Has this workaround been patched by Microsoft? I just tried this and got an error message saying that the zip file is empty...
@josyroberts-pay5715
@josyroberts-pay5715 Год назад
I had the same problem
@experienceph7703
@experienceph7703 Год назад
@@josyroberts-pay5715 had the same issue also
@mikefrey123
@mikefrey123 Год назад
Same issue, I think Microsoft has caught on and blocked this.
@GrantBresler
@GrantBresler Год назад
Got the same on my Window's 10 PC... zip file is empty it says..
@MIMGURU
@MIMGURU 6 месяцев назад
Can you help me to remove excel opening password i forgot my password
@hoavoduong4800
@hoavoduong4800 2 года назад
How to remove Password when opening? Thanks
@valerioamicucci3601
@valerioamicucci3601 2 года назад
I have an excel.exe file. How can I unlock it? It doesn't work in this way.
@brycemanuel3856
@brycemanuel3856 2 года назад
I hope ur joking. DONT OPEN SENT FILES THAT END IN .EXE
@princejamesgoba5202
@princejamesgoba5202 7 месяцев назад
After changing to zip file, mine says damaged file when I try to extract them.
@1r4yan2
@1r4yan2 8 месяцев назад
I love u sm
@shakeel778
@shakeel778 Месяц назад
How if not there readonly all locked 🔐 how to get recover
@ogoe_joeoutdoors1088
@ogoe_joeoutdoors1088 3 года назад
You sound so much like Jim Browning🤔
@tregher58
@tregher58 2 года назад
I have tried this but the name of the file does not have a file type so when I rename it if just puts a .zip at the end any help would be fab
@inezaguirre8789
@inezaguirre8789 2 года назад
For future reference: Right click on file, Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. To open - Right click and then extract All. Also: you can change the View tab and make sure File name extensions is selected for the folder you are working in For unlocking - I did notice that even after that, it opens with only a copy and not the extra files showing and still requests a password.
@Michal235
@Michal235 Год назад
It's been patched sadly. But I guess it still works on the older versions of excel
@ChesterTugwell
@ChesterTugwell Год назад
Yep, no longer works for 365
@anandraman6441
@anandraman6441 Год назад
​@@ChesterTugwellAny other options
@lastisland9031
@lastisland9031 3 месяца назад
Unable to extract the zip folder. Mr. Cheater pls advise.
@DW-jx7sj
@DW-jx7sj 4 месяца назад
I tried the suggestion, but when I double-clicked on the zip file, I received a message that said, "Windows cannot open the file. The compressed (zipped) folder C:\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.zip is invalid." Has anyone encountered such a message, and if so, do you have any recommendations? Thank you.
@balrogDCLXVI
@balrogDCLXVI Месяц назад
Same here...
@prajwalshinde3380
@prajwalshinde3380 24 дня назад
same here
@AT-nl8ii
@AT-nl8ii Месяц назад
I will get error message "this file is not a zip-file" when I try to open it via 7-Zip or WINRAR or WINZip. The extension .zip is not working ?!
@AT-nl8ii
@AT-nl8ii Месяц назад
Just read: Doesn't work with WIN365
@mohamednayeem2602
@mohamednayeem2602 3 месяца назад
I am using windwos 11 and it is not working .. can someone help me out
@prajwalshinde3380
@prajwalshinde3380 24 дня назад
Same problem bro.. Tell me if you got the solution
@jcquinones
@jcquinones Год назад
They just used this method at work to hack into a spreadsheet that will be using for FEMA reimbursement. Forgotten passwords are now a thing of the past!
@sunnyc25
@sunnyc25 29 дней назад
awsome but this means excel locked files have no value lol
@amrindraouk3440
@amrindraouk3440 2 года назад
it doesn't work for .xls
@flyfftomas8
@flyfftomas8 2 года назад
Try saving it as the newest version of excel
@vikas78155
@vikas78155 2 года назад
I do not have have anything like "Filesharing" in workbook.xml. Can you help me with this
@eliznondo1096
@eliznondo1096 Год назад
I also can't find filesharing. Did you get a solution?
@eliznondo1096
@eliznondo1096 Год назад
I also can't find filesharing. Did you get a solution?
@kurun1138
@kurun1138 Год назад
This hack no longer seems to exist -- I tried it, diligently, and the zip file created by renaming the excel file extension to .zip -- was empty. Windows 10, Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2306 Build 16.0.16529.20164) 64-bit. NEXT!!
@kieranfh8184
@kieranfh8184 23 дня назад
if you get a message "cannot complete the compressed zipped folders...", try first to "save as" to "excel workbook.xlsx", you probably in 97-2003.xls mode.
@9901028711
@9901028711 Год назад
This is 3 year's old technical
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