Losing Excel Password is a pathetic situation. Without having correct password you could not access your important excel sheet. To recover lost excel password you have two ways
- Use some password recovery manual method.
- Use excel password recovery paid software.
Using excel password recovery software is easy but expensive method. Before using paid tool first try all other ways to recover lost password. Here I am going to explain you a very effective way to remove excel password.
To use this method you first need to change the file extension of your excel file from .xls/xlsx to .zip. Few computer users find it difficult to change file extension in windows 7 so I am explaining here, how you can change extension of any file.
- Open drive where file is stored.
- Click on Organize > Folder and Search Option.
- In Folder Option > Click on View.
- Uncheck “Hide extensions for know file types”, click Apply > OK.
- Now rename your desire file with your desire extension.
Remove excel password: 7-zip is a open source tool which you can download free from Internet. Download it and follow steps written below...
- Download and Install 7-zip tool (free tool).
- Change extension of excel file from .xls/.xlsx to .zip.
- Now Open it with 7-zip.
- Go to worksheet 1 of workbook by clicking XL-worksheet.
- Right click on it and click on Edit.
- Now search for >password< or password and delete all data related to password and save.
- Now revert its extension from .zip to .xls/.xlsx.
You need to follow each step to complete the removal of excel password. Some times when you try to edit workbook it will show some garbage value that means 7-zip is not compatible with your operating system. Download correct version of 7-zip for hassle free excel password removal.
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