combining password protected PDF files

[Shaunak_Vaidya]

Hi,

I need to combine two pdf files into one. But one of the file is Password Protected for Page Extraction.  It has no other restrctions other than password protection for Page Extraction.
When I try to use File-->Combine-->Merge Files into Single PDF..., it asks for password and so I cannot combine the files.

Can somebody please let me know if there is any way I can combine password protected files?

Thank You

[Bernd Alheit]

Remove the security before combining or use a package or portfolio.

[Shaunak_Vaidya]

Hi,

I tried using portfolio but could not combine all files of a portfolio into single PDF file as it again asked for a password.I am not very proficient with Acrobat.

Can you please let me know how to remove security where PageExtraction is password protected?

Also, I never knew about packages in Acrobat. Can you please elaborate on how a package can be used for this?

Thank You

[Bernd Alheit]

In Acrobat 8 you can create a package, in Acrobat 9 a portfolio.

I tried using portfolio but could not combine all files of a portfolio into single PDF file as it again asked for a password.I am not very proficient with Acrobat.

Put all files in a portfolio, thats all.

Can you please let me know how to remove security where PageExtraction is password protected?

Remove the security with the permission password.

[Shaunak_Vaidya]

Hi,

I was able to combine files using PDFXChange Tools, but not with Acrobat. Shockingly PDFXChange can also extract pages from it without prompting for password.

I can put all files under a single portfolio, but cannot combine them into a single PDF file using Acrobat.

[hari_kdr]

Hi,

may be you can try with this web link. 'FREEMYPDF.COM'. if you upload the PDF file which is having protection, that web link will remove all kind of protections and give normal PDF file. so that you can combine with your another PDF file. hope this will helpful...

HARI

[Shaunak_Vaidya]

I wanted to know if it was possible with Acrobat v9.

Yes, I can try the link as well.  But I have PDFXChange installed which can combine the files.

Thank You

[Bernd Alheit]

All Adobe products enforce the restrictions set by the Permissions Passowrd. However, not all third-party products fully support and respect these settings.

[amberl62542466]

How?

[Elijah Clare]

File > Print > Print to PDF

New version won't be protected.  

[AngieGibson]

This worked! Thank you! 🙂

[Sarabjeet28978517m1bh]

Thanks!

It relieved my stress.

[cheryld93058122]

A few options.

1. Veiw file on the web, if it says "accessible PDF" then view this and save directly to directory/download on your  computer.

2. If it does not say accessible then open to viewer, then print as PDF and save to directory/downloads.

3. If you have already downloaded and do not have originating source for 1 and 2 above. You will need to open and save file as a word doc, then convert (save) word doc to PDF.

Frusting I know. But banks etc, are assigning random passwords to the files to stop editing. Customer service usually can not help. Solutions above while tedious will work.

[Shavonni35081532vdkv]

Yes, this worked for me. If you downloaded it as a PDF go to the drop, click on 'Export a PDF,' Microsoft word, save it. Then open the Word document and click 'Save As'  then switch it back to a PDF. I was able to combine the new file. A lot of steps, but it got the job done.