It is regretful to hear that you cannot decrypt your encrypted .zip file just because of zip password forgot. But even though this happens suddenly, we could find an effective method to recover zip password and decrypt encrypted zip/winzip/7zip file instantly. Just like the article talking about, both NSIS and iSunshare ZIP Password Genius help users to easily decrypt encrypted zip file without password. Now let’s see how they do that.
3 Methods to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Open Password:
- Method 1: Run NSIS to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Password
- Method 2: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Standard
- Method 3: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Professional
Method 1: Run NSIS to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Password
NSIS is free software that could generate encrypted zip file to exe file. When you successfully install the exe file on your computer, the encrypted zip file password is removed at the same time. So you could decrypt zip file without getting zip open password.
1. Get and install NSIS on your computer.
2. Tap on Installer based on ZIP file to open Zip2Exe generator.
3. Click Open button to add your encrypted zip file to Zip2Exe generator.
4. Set the path to save output exe file and click Generate button.
5. When you get an exe file, double click it to install on your computer.
6. After installation is finished, encrypted zip file is decrypted too.
Sometimes, probably you cannot see anything in zip file after decrypting zip/winzip/7zip file with NSIS, because it is not so perfect now to decrypt zip file. If it really happens, please follow article below to learn zip file decryption with ZIP Password Genius.
Method 2: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Standard
If you think NSIS is a free but not sure zip file decryption tool, ZIP Password Genius would be powerful zip password recovery tool that could run and recover zip password to decrypt password protected zip file. This method will take ZIP Password Genius Standard on one computer to recover encrypted zip file forgotten password. If you have not only one accessible computer in Local Area Network, you are welcome to follow Method 3 with higher recovery speed.
1. Install and run ZIP Password Genius Standard on your computer.
2. Add encrypted zip file to it and choose appropriate password attack type.
3. Set different parameters as detailed as possible to recover zip password quickly.
4. Once zip password is recovered, copy it to decrypt encrypted zip file in WinRAR software.
Method 3: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Professional
Compared to method 2, the difference is that you can experience faster zip password recovery speed. Especially when forgotten zip password is complex and long, ZIP Password Genius Professional would be better choice than ZIP Password Standard to decrypt zip file.
1. Prepare iSunshare ZIP Password Genius Professional on one computer in LAN.
2. Create and run iSunshare ZIP Peer on other available PCs in LAN.
With Make Peer button, you can create installation file of client program iSunshare ZIP Peer, then install and run it on other PCs in the Local Area Network. Get ready to recover ZIP forgotten password.
3. Tap on Open button to import your encrypted zip file to ZIP Password Genius Professional.
4. Shorten password recovery range and length in Range Options and Length to improve recovery efficiency.
5. Recover zip password by starting ZIP Password Genius Professional and iSunshare ZIP Peer to work.
6. Few seconds later, copy recovered password to decrypt encrypted zip file.
Which method is better for you to decrypt encrypted zip/winzip/7zip file? It should be chosen depend on your situation and requirements. For example, how many computers you can use and how safe and effective you expect for your zip file.
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