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I'm new here can someone please explain how to unlock a pdf file without having the original password for it?? Thanks.
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Not possible without the password.
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Hope you are doing well. Thank you for writing in!
As Bernd mentioned, viewing a password-protected file without a password is impossible. This is to maintain the integrity of the document.
I suggest contacting the file's creator to either get the password or a fresh copy without the password.
-Souvik
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