March 27, 2026•1 min read•from Microsoft Excel | Help & Support with your Formula, Macro, and VBA problems | A Reddit Community

Forgot the password to an important Excel file and now I’m completely locked out.

It’s not sheet protection, it’s a full file password (asks before opening). I’ve tried common passwords I usually use but no luck.

Is there any legit way to recover or unlock it? Free or paid tools, methods, anything that actually works?

Would really appreciate any help. TIA.

EDIT: Solved, I remembered the password the second I posted this thread.

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