How to batch remove Passwords from PDF using Acrobat DC Pro versions 2020.012

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September 18, 2020
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I am using Acrobat DC Pro versions 2020.012 and create action to batch remove the passwords from PDF's But Action doesn't seem to work. I even select the Security to password in Action Wizard Preferences of Acrobat

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Karl Heinz Kremer

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This worked reliably back in the days of Acrobat X, but was broken in Acrobat XI unless you used an Action that was created in Acrobat X. If I remember correctly, it worked for a short period of time after that in a release a few years ago, but then this feature disappeared again. I have not kept up with what Adobe is doing in regards to removing passwords in Actions, but there is a good chance that it is not working - at least based on history.

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Vishu AggarwalAuthor

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Any possibility of doing in via javascript

try67

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No, JS can't do it. Maybe a plugin. A stand-alone application can do it for sure, though.

try67

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Do all of the files have the same password? What happens when you run the Action, exactly?

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Vishu AggarwalAuthor

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It's not even working for a single pdf file when I tested the action...and in the full report, it shows. -

Command Name: Encrypt
Command Status: Skipped

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