How to open a PDF file if you forgot its password

Many users forget passwords to their accounts and files that are used on a daily basis. While a PDF file is password-protected to protect personal information from getting into the wrong hands. But there are situations when users forget the designated passwords. So here, I’ve decided to deliver a guide about How to open a PDF file if you forgot its password.

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4 Ways to open a PDF file if you forgot its password

Through Abode Acrobat

• Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Install the software completely.
• Now launch the password-protected PDF file through Adobe Acrobat
• Navigate to Tools >> Protect >> Encrypt
• Click on Remove Security and select an option depending upon the encryption-level on your PDF file.

Using PDF Password Remove

• Visit the official source to download PDF Password Remover
• After downloading the program’s file, you also need to install it.
• Once the password remover is installed, launch it and open the password-protected PDF file in it.
• Choose where you want to save the PDF file and click on the Start button.

Open with Google Docs

• Open Google Drive on your web browser
• Visit the settings menu
• Check the Convert uploaded files to Google docs editor format checkbox.
• Now upload the password-protected PDF file
• Right-click on the PDF file and click on Open with Google Docs
• Afterward, download the PDF as a Word file on your device.

Use Google Chrome

• Launch Chrome and drag-n-drop the password-protected PDF file on it.
• Press CTRL + P to open the Print menu.
• Select the Destination to be Save as PDF
• Click on the Save button to complete the process.

To avoid any situations of forgetting your passwords, it is recommended that you use a password manager. Lots-n-lots of password managers are available in the market. There’s NordPass, Google Password Manager, Samsung Pass, etc.

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