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 case you have forgotten that. Check your caps lock key and try again. RoryOF On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 10:47:59 -0700 "Dennis E. Hamilton" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 procedure is the password itself. There are > programs that attempt to discover weak passwords by rapid, automated trials > of commonly-used passwords, short passwords, ones with inadequate variety > including well-known patterns. > > You might find a program that offers to decrypt OpenOffice files (assuming > you are using .ods for your spreadsheets) although there is usually no > promise to succeed and the free trial will perhaps not try long enough. If > you pay for one of those, there still may not be any solution in a reasonable > amount of time spent running the program. The risk is yours. > > It is the purpose of Save with Password to be this difficult and keep > whatever your data is that private. > > There is a slight risk that a file is damaged in such a way that the correct > password is also unsuccessful. Since you mention several spreadsheets, that > is likely not the case. > > - Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MICHELLE BARTON [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 06:09 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: spreadsheet password > > > > 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 > > > > Michelle Barton > > > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > > Windows 10 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
