I have an old MDB which I password protected. I have however forgotten the password and Access365 cannot open the file.
Is there any way I can recover the data?
I have an old MDB which I password protected. I have however forgotten the password and Access365 cannot open the file.
Is there any way I can recover the data?
Hi
Try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHK9D874I5Y
You can PM me if you need further help.
Good Reading https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/off...on-description
Nirsoft program is better, as no need to install anything.
Both identified the password I added to my mdb file as a test.
@Mike60Smart Nice find.
Last edited by Welshgasman; 06-05-2023 at 08:18 AM.
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Hi Welshgasman
Standard Google search did it
You can PM me if you need further help.
Good Reading https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/off...on-description
Do bear in mind that password retrieval from old MDB files is trivial but the same methods do not work on ACCDB files.
For ACCDB files, the only methods involve 'brute force' attacks where every possible password is tried in turn. For a long and very strong password, this could take millions of years.
Also the maximum password length in MDB files was 14 characters (20 in ACCDB files). You can enter more as Brett did in the video, but the extra characters are ignored!
For more info, see my article Access Password Lengths (isladogs.co.uk)
Duplicate post Colin?Do bear in mind that password retrieval from old MDB files is trivial but the same methods do not work on ACCDB files.
For ACCDB files, the only methods involve 'brute force' attacks where every possible password is tried in turn. For a long and very strong password, this could take millions of years.
Also the maximum password length in MDB files was 14 characters (20 in ACCDB files). You can enter more as Brett did in the video, but the extra characters are ignored!
For more info, see my article Access Password Lengths (isladogs.co.uk)
Edit: Ah I see, you added 'in the video'
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