Jan 25 2020 10:54 PM
Can anyone help an old simpleton to recover my password for Excel docs ?
john@pinno.plus.com
Jan 25 2020 11:20 PM
not sure if this still works (last time I used it was 2013 or 2014ish):
Open the workbook with locked sheets.
Click on the sheet you want to unlock
Press ALT+F11 (this opens VBA)
Select the worksheet in VBAProject list on left side of window
Select INSERT menu on top
In the windows that opens paste the following:
Sub PasswordRecovery() Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer On Error Resume Next For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66 For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66 For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66 For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126 ActiveSheet.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _ Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _ Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n) If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents = False Then MsgBox "One usable password is " & Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _ Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _ Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n) Exit Sub End If Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next End Sub |
Now hit F5.
This will reveal a password that will unlock the sheet.
You have to do this for each sheet.
It does not show you the original password, instead it will return a password that will open the sheet.