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Written By Rohan Wiese
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Updated on December 14th, 2023
How to Open Password Protected PDF file
PDF is Portable Document Format files developed by Adobe. PDF files are the most preferred way of sending documents in the business industry. To prevent it from getting it on the wrong hands, people put the password to it. This encrypted file can then be opened only by the person that has the key or password.
Opening a password-protected file can be a challenge if you don’t know the password or you want a file without a password to edit, copy, etc anytime. There are different methods to open the password-protected pdf file. Some of the ways to remove the password and opening the PDF document are given below.
Ways to open password protected pdf file
Anyways there are various methods for opening the password-protected PDF file online. But we discuss those methods that are recommended by the experts. This given method will help you to unlock a secured PDF file for editing and printing. These are the following methods that will help you:-
- Using Google Drive
- Using Google Chrome
- Using Adobe Acrobat
- Using Aryson PDF Unlocker
Method 1: Using Google Drive
- Login to your Google Drive account.
- Click on the gear button in the top right corner. In that, a Settings option will be shown.
- Click on the Settings and then under the Convert Uploads, check “Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format” box.
- Google Drive will then ask to upload the PDF file.
- Right-click on the required PDF, choose option Open with Google Docs.
- After that, go to the File, click on Download as and then select either pdf or Docx format.
This will create a new pdf file and then can be easily opened.
Method 2: Using Google Chrome
This method works only if the PDF file does not have any printing restrictions.
- Select the password-protected PDF file.
- Right-click on it and choose Open with Google Chrome.
- Now, right-click on the PDF and choose the Print option.
- Next, choose Microsoft Print to PDF and then press the print button.
- Now, give a name and saving path to the new pdf file.
The newly formed PDF file will be without a password.
Method 3: Using Adobe Acrobat
This is the official way to remove the password from the PDF file.
- Open the password-protected pdf file in Adobe Acrobat.
- Type the password to view the file.
- At the left-hand side of the window, click on the lock icon.
- Under Security Settings, click on the Permission Details.
- Press the Security tab and then in the Security Method box, choose No security and then click on the OK button.
- Now, go the File menu and press Save.
This will remove the password from the PDF file and then can be opened easily.
Method 4: Using Aryson PDF Unlocker
Here, we are using a professional tool made just to unlock pdf files. This will remove all the types of passwords from the pdf effortlessly. The steps to open a password protected file are as follows:
- Download and install Aryson PDF Unlocker Tool.
- Launch the software and then choose either the single pdf file path or multiple pdf file path and then click on the Next button.
- All the selected pdf files will then be shown. Now press the Next button.
- Type in the description and give the Saving path for the PDF file.
- Now, click on the Unprotect PDF to remove the password from the PDF.
Conclusion
This article provides four different methods to open password protected pdf files. The first method uses Google Drive, the second one uses Google Chrome and the third one takes the help of Adobe Acrobat. The last method involves a professional tool called PDF Unlocker Tool. All the other methods apart from PDF Unlocker, change the formatting of the document. To restrict that and to get the original document, the best approach is the use of the third-party tool. Try all the approaches and conclude the best among them. Good luck!
About The Author:
Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.
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