Re: spreadsheet password

2016-08-21 Thread John Hart
On 8/20/2016 6:09 AM, MICHELLE BARTON wrote: Hi Can anyone please tell me how I can access my saved spreadsheets without my password, ive tried every password ive ever used and searched the internet on recovery and have found nothing, please advise If the password was in your mind at one

RE: spreadsheet password

2016-08-20 Thread toki
Michelle wrote: >tried every password ive ever used and searched the internet on recovery and >have found nothing, please advise a) How much are you willing to pay for password recovery? b) How long are you willing to wait for said password to be recovered? jonathon

Re: spreadsheet password

2016-08-20 Thread Don Daugherty
1. Sadly, your other responders are right: The task is close to impossible -- brute-force trial and error is the only way. 2. For the future, my suggestion is to either NEVER use passworded files, or use software like Keypass to create and store strong passwords that you won't forget. Just

Re: spreadsheet password

2016-08-20 Thread Rory O'Farrell
In addition to what Dennis says (below), it may be possible to decrypt your file using brute force; that process may tie your computer up for days/weeks while it tries every combination. While this is possible, it is hardly practicable. I remind you that passwords are case sensitive, just in

RE: spreadsheet password

2016-08-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The Save with Password functions of Apache OpenOffice use serious encryption techniques that require the original password to be known. There is no means to recover the password from the files. There is no means to recover the file without discovering the password. The weakest point in this