Password for documents

Trying to open a document need’s password don’t know it

iPhone 12 Pro Max, 16

Posted on Mar 9, 2023 3:27 PM

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MrHoffman

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Posted on Mar 9, 2023 3:40 PM

pinabarr wrote:

It’s a PDF that I got in my email won’t let me open says password protected

Contact whoever sent it and request the password.

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MrHoffman

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Mar 9, 2023 3:40 PM in response to pinabarr

pinabarr wrote:

It’s a PDF that I got in my email won’t let me open says password protected

Contact whoever sent it and request the password.

Mar 9, 2023 3:29 PM in response to pinabarr

Ask the password of whoever provided you with the document.

If this is a document you’ve created and have forgotten the password, what sort of document?

Some document passwords can be bypassed, but many cannot.

pinabarr Author

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Mar 9, 2023 3:32 PM in response to MrHoffman

It’s a PDF that I got in my email won’t let me open says password protected

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