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Excel password protected - how to unprotect
When I open excel - it tells me that it's password protected though I have tried using online suggestions to unprotect this. It says" >>> Is reserved by... enter password for write access, or open r...
Go to File, Save As, click the "More options" link. A browser-like dialog appears. Click the Tools dropdown to the left of the Save button and choose "General Options". In the next window, remove all passwords. Click OK, Click Save, click Yes to replace.
Thank you for responding. I tried this and all online suggestions. eventually i just did a save as and renamed it - this solved the issue. It was stuck on this password and would not remove it no matter what. It must have been corrupted.
The save as is the solution for anyone experiencing this issue.