Step-by-step Guide to Recover ZIP/WinZip/7Zip archives password

When you don't know how to decrypt encrypted zip archive if password is forgot, you can follow the guide on how to recover zip password with ZIP Password Genius.

Step 1: Launch software and import encrypted ZIP archive.

Get the full version software on your PC, then launch it. Click the Open button and a new dialog pops up, where you can browse encrypted zip file in your computer. Then import the zip archives into ZIP Password Genius. After that, you can see the imported *.zip file in the Encrypted File box.

Step 2: Choose the password recovery type.

Choose "Type of attack", there're four attack types for choice: Brute-Force, Mask, Dictionary and Smart. And make some settings for the type you choose.

For example, the Dictionary type can help to recover ZIP password by trying the password combinations in the built-in dictionary, which is carried by ZIP Password Genius, or downloaded from Internet or created by yourself. This method maybe the fastest way if your zip password is a keyword.

Tips: Brute-force/Mask/Dictionary Password Recovery Type Settings

Step 3: Start the ZIP password recovery process.

After you click the Start button, zip password recovery program begins to run until the following window pops up. That means password recovery is successful. You can "copy" the password to "open" *.zip file or save zip archive password.

As you can see, it is super easy to perform the ZIP password recovery. So don't hesitate and go ahead to download ZIP Password Genius Standard. If you want to experience higher password recovery speed, ZIP Password Genius Professional would do a help.