Inherited an old Access .mdb from a former employee that holds data we still use. It is password protected and nobody has the password. It is our own company database. Can the password be recovered?
How to recover a lost MS Access database password?
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Rachel Kim May 26, 2020
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Since it is your own company file, yes.
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Older .mdb (Access 2003 and earlier) used weak encryption. SysTools Access Password Recovery reads the stored password instantly on these.
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Newer .accdb (2007+) uses real encryption, so recovery is not instant. The same class of tool runs dictionary and brute force, which is only realistic if the password was not long and random.
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Either way, work on a copy of the file.
Old mdb format, password revealed instantly. Data accessible again. Solved.