To expand on Rory's answer, If your password was short and memorable (even though you have forgotten it), there are utilities that will try better-than-brute-force solutions at opening password-protected OpenDocument Format documents such as those produced by Apache OpenOffice.
We do not provide such a utility. Some of them provide simple attacks for free, may not provide a solution in reasonable time and have to be stopped, and have premium versions that make better attacks and can still fail. However, since you probably did not employ a cryptographically-safe password, such a utility may succeed. The Apache OpenOffice project does not recommend any such utility. You should take precautions installing such a tool and use it at your own risk. - Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie] > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 01:35 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: Brandi Wingard <wingard...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Quick Question > > On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 02:57:55 -0400 > Brandi Wingard <wingard...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I have been trying for over five years to access a file I created and > put a > > password protected lock on. > > I can no longer remember the password I used to lock the file, so I > cannot > > get into it. Is there any way you guys could help me unlock it or > access > > what is in it again? It would mean the world to me. It's an important > > document to me that I would hate to completely lose. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > --Brandi Wingard > > There is effectively no way to break an OpenOffice password except by > using brute force, which may (depending on computer speed) tie up your > computer for days or longer. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
