How Not to Forget a PDF Password
Key points
- Note the password
- Record it with the file name
- Keep the original
If you forget the password, the PDF cannot be opened.
What to do
- Always note the password you set in Add a Password to a PDF.
- Record it with the file name in a safe place.
- Keep the original PDF from before the password was added.
Tools that go well with this
- Remove a Password from a PDF: Remove the password and restrictions from a PDF whose password you know.
- Black Out (Redact) Parts of a PDF: Drag over the parts of a PDF you want to hide and black them out. Redacted pages become images, so the text underneath is gone.
- View and Remove PDF Properties (Author, Title): See the author, title, software and dates stored in a PDF, then remove or edit them.