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    aligahk06 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    How to remove the ms access database password

    Dear All,



    I want to remove my access database password.

    How can i do ?

    aligahk06

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    Quote Originally Posted by aligahk06 View Post
    Dear All,

    I want to remove my access database password.

    How can i do ?

    aligahk06
    Do you know the current password
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    open the database, click on file and you should see an option to encrypt/decrypt the database

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    aligahk06 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    yes i know the current password

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    If this helped, please click the star at the bottom left of this posting and add to my reputation . Many thanks.
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    aligahk06 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    I tried it before but it didn't work...

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    Thank you for your valuable time.

    done !!!

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    For the benefit of others reading this thread in future, to add or remove a database password, you MUST open your database exclusively.
    Colin, Access MVP, Website, email
    The more I learn, the more I know I don't know. When I don't know, I keep quiet!
    If I don't know that I don't know, I don't know whether to answer

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