How-to Hack Excel Protect Workbook Feature When You Forgot the Password

Have you ever forgot your passcode after protecting an Excel Workbook? Learn how to hack Excel Protect Workbook option.

This great video idea was brought to me by a fan: André Luís M. Santos. Thanks for the great topic and solution!

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[-OK]

Im not sure why but I tried this exact process like 5 times from other sites and every time the final product was unreadable. Found your video and followed it to the "T" and it worked. Thank you sir.

[le-math]

Thank you so much, I forgot my workbook password and this video has helped me a lot!!!

[roshanshakya]

Thank you for this wonderful and informative video. By the way, can we write a VBA code for this entire procedure?

[casynguyen]

I did have the whole path name as xl folder when I clicked on the extract all? any Ideas? Thanks?

[sayeemzaman]

amazing. worked for me. thanks a bunch.

[EAR.Pakistan]

May I send my personal Excel file to you to open?.

[wiwikdewi]

Hay there? After i follow your suggestion rename .xlsx to .zip and i extract it then i got folder name 6 strong password? What should i do?

[Lodgeitude]

Is it possible to not hack an excel workbook/worksheet? I have all my information backed up, so I don't need to remember the password(s). Seems impossible, from what I've been searching. Thanks, in advance.

[gorogamba]

I wish I could send my workbook to you, since last two weeks I forgot my password and I can't open it by follow your procedure

[chaws]

Hi there.. In my case it showed nothing to extract. Even the extract all is grayed out. What should i do

[Darf]

doesnt work on files past the 2003 file system.

[charsmachado]

Doesnt work for me... after zip... when i try to extract the file, a window show the legend NO ARCHIVES FOUND!

[kamalnaserkroor]

Windows in no more allowing this procedure.