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Written By Rohan Wiese
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Updated on October 18th, 2022
How to Remove Security From PDF in Easy Steps
PDF is a safe way of sharing the document as we can secure our document by adding a password to it. Most business persons share their confidential information through a password-protected PDF. But recently many of our clients are having the query of how to remove security from PDF, owing to a variety of reasons. So in this blog, we are going to discuss some methods to remove the security from PDFs.
But, firstly a user should understand that there are two types of passwords, i.e. a User password, and an Owners password. A user password means a password that is created by the creator of the file. And an Owners password means a password where certain activities in the PDF file are restricted, even when the file is decrypted. Now, let’s move on to the methods and learn the detailed steps of the process.
“Last week I attended a technical session related to PDF documents. For which their team sent me a PDF which contains all the details about the session and some rules to attend the meeting. But even after multiple attempts I was unable to access that PDF, It seems that the PDF file is encrypted. Is there any reliable method to remove password security from PDF files? Looking forward to the response as soon as possible.”
Methods to Remove Security from PDF
There are two methods to do the above, if the user knows the password then they can use the manual method as written below but if you do not know the password, then in that case as well one can go for the automated tool as mentioned below.
Method 1: Remove Security from PDF using Password
If you are also using the PDF you might also have sometimes felt the need to decrypt the PDF files. Fortunately, it is easy to do that with the following steps.
Steps to Remove Security from PDF with Password
- Go to window’s search bar
- Type “Microsoft Word” and open it.
- As soon as it is opened, click on File.
- Click on “Open” and hit “Browse”
- Now, select the password-protected PDF from your PC.
- Click Open and enter your password.
- Finally, your PDF is decrypted now.
Method 2: Remove Security from PDF without Password
You may be finding numerous methods over the internet which claim to decrypt the PDF file without password but using those methods can put you in trouble. As legally, one cannot remove a password from a PDF file that is password protected. So a better option would be to use an automated solution to start editing a PDF file.
Method 3: Automated Solution to Remove PDF Security & Edit a Secured PDF
There is no safe way to remove security from PDF online or offline without its owner’s permission. However, users can start using Aryson PDF Unlocker to decrypt a PDF document. The tool is helpful in removing passwords without acrobat DC. But there is a need to enter a password once. Though the software is easy to use, it has a user-friendly interface and requires no prior technical knowledge. Also, it supports Windows-based operating systems and the latest Win 10 (32 & 64-bit). Overall, it is a great tool to unlock PDF files protected with the User or Owner password.
Steps to Remove Security from PDF
- Download and Install the tool and run it as administrator.
- Now, click on the Add files or Add Folder button to add the files.
- Here, enter your existing PDF password.
- And assign a destination location for the resultant folder.
- Now, hit the unlock button to proceed further.
- Here, apply the desired filter.
- Finally, click the Unlock button to start the decryption process.
Conclusion
In this write up we have discussed various methods to remove security from PDFs. In which we have stated a manual method and a professional tool. I hope that this article will help you in solving your query.
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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