{"id":20424,"date":"2024-02-23T02:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T02:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20424"},"modified":"2024-02-23T02:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T02:33:38","slug":"forgot-pdf-permissions-password-but-know-user-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/forgot-pdf-permissions-password-but-know-user-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgot PDF Permissions Password but I Know User Password?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My PDF document is protected by a user password which I know, but I forgot the permissions password? How can I retrieve the PDF security permissions password? Adobe Acrobat may demand a permissions password when you try to edit, add or remove a PDF page. If you&#8217;ve tried every password to no avail, you can take use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/pdf-password-recovery.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PDF Password Recovery<\/a> software. This step-by-step tutorial can help walk you through the process of how to remove a forgotten PDF permissions password when you can still remember the document open password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-security-permissions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-security-permissions.png 599w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-security-permissions-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forgot PDF Permissions Password but I Know User Password?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To get started, download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/pdf-password-recovery.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PDF Password Recovery<\/a> application. Follow the simple instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation.<\/li>\n<li>After starting the program, click the <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> button to choose your password protected PDF document, and then select the &#8220;<strong>Remove Owner Password<\/strong>&#8221; option. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-pdf-file.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-pdf-file.png 616w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/select-pdf-file-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will be prompted for a user password (also known as document open password) when it detects your PDF document has both an open password and a modify password. Type the password and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/enter-pdf-user-password.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"209\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/enter-pdf-user-password.png 419w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/enter-pdf-user-password-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>A decrypted copy of your document will be created in a short time. Click the &#8220;<strong>Go to folder<\/strong>&#8221; button and you can quickly navigate to the location where the decrypted document is saved.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/remove-pdf-permissions-password.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/remove-pdf-permissions-password.png 616w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/remove-pdf-permissions-password-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you open the decrypted copy, it will no longer prompt you for the document open password. When you try to edit or add a page, no permissions password is required as well.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-not-protected.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-not-protected.png 599w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pdf-document-not-protected-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My PDF document is protected by a user password which I know, but I forgot the permissions password? How can I retrieve the PDF security permissions password? 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