This is not about a cheap Chinese student looking for get-arounds to pirating. It’s just once a while, we encounter secured pdf files that we get denied to copy/paste/print its content even for good deeds.
I have tried a bunch of approaches, including:
- Print the pdf using free 3rd party pdf writer such as Cutepdf to get the unlocked version: This doesn’t work for me.
- Use Advanced PDF Password Recovery Application: This works, but you have to pay in order to get the full version of apdfpr.
- Use the Free PDF Unlock Online Utility: This works like breeze.I upload the pdf, and get back the unlocked version! Note you have to use IE7 so that the unlocked version can be saved.
So, here comes to my recommendation:
if you need a quick dirty hack, and the file is not classified or super sensitive, you can get it done easily using ensode’s free online service. And it works!
*Repeat: I’m not teaching you how to pirate proprietary documents. And I don’t get paid by ensode to promote their service. I have faith that you will use this trick properly for the good!
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