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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...
To handle this problem through Google Cloud, the idea is to use Google Sheets to remove Excel password protection. Although this is not the most common method, it does work.
First, you need to upload the Excel file to Google Drive. Then, right-click the file in Google Drive and select "Open with Google Sheets". The advantage of this is that Google Sheets will not check the password protection of your Excel file, and you can view and edit the content directly.
Next, you can download the file again in Excel format. In this way, the new file you get will not be password protected and can be edited and saved freely.
Although this method is not very traditional, it does bypass those difficult password problems and is worth a try.