🔓 Unlock ANY Password-Protected Excel File (No Software Needed!)

Tired of being locked out of your own Excel data? In this video, I reveal a simple trick to remove worksheet password protection from ANY Excel file, even if you don't know the password. No fancy software required! We'll use a quick text editing hack to unlock your sheets and regain access to your valuable information. Don't let forgotten passwords hold you back - unlock your Excel data today!
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[@SoulTrain101]

After opening the Zip file, nothing is the same as the video. There's no "xl" folder, just "EncryptionInfo" and "EncryptedPackage". Can that be fixed?

[@paulomalley]

Ah, that implies that this file of yours is not actually a regular Password Protected Excel file. Your file seems to be protected by Information Rights Management which is completely separate to Password Protection in Excel. You can read more about it here - support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/restrict-access-to-workbooks-with-information-rights-management-in-excel-3525d8fd-4313-4645-b60e-5ec0e1b9c317#ID0EBBD=Windows
But the short version is basically that the guide I have shown here isn't going to work for this as it is a completely different mechanism for locking the file that is not related to Excel itself.

[@luzvega2096]

I couldn't open the file. It says Windows cannot open the folder: The compressed (zipped) folder......copia.zip is invalid

[@paulomalley]

I've seen this once or twice, but it usually only happens if the zip file is saved in OneDrive (or another cloud storage option).
If your file is saved to OneDrive or similar, please try saving it to a non cloud location and try again.
I believe this is because the cloud storage applications are trying to sync the file while we are trying to use it (but I don't know exactly why it causes the error).

[@nicoladiana124]

Hello, after copy new file in old, there is this code from zip : access denied.

[@paulomalley]

I've seen this occasionally if the original file is locked with Rights Management solutions. This is something different to password protection on an Excel file.
I've also seen it if the Zip file is stored in a cloud storage like OneDrive or similar (this is less common).

[@boshy686]

This doesn't work for me. After zipping the Excel file I'm unable to open the zip. "Windows cannot open this folder" apparently it's invalid

[@paulomalley]

That seems like an unusual thing to see if you followed the directions of the video.
Is your file saved to a cloud location like OneDrive possibly? If so, try this process again with the file in a non cloud save location.
It's rare, but I've seen some cases where having the file syncing to OneDrive can prevent you from being able to modify it.

[@boshy686]

@@paulomalley Nah, one drive isn’t on. I’m downloading windows 7 onto a VM to see if it’s a windows 11 thing

[@paulomalley]

I wouldn't go with Windows 7 for this. Windows 7's File Explorer doesn't support natively opening ZIP files like modern versions do.
Windows 10 and 11 do though. And for what it is worth, I performed this whole process on Windows 11 for the video.

[@DEDEPLDEDE]

Unfortunately Winnows cannot open the zipped file

[@paulomalley]

It should be able to provided you are on Windows 10 or 11. Just make sure that the zipped file is not saved in a cloud storage location as that can sometimes cause that issue.