# How to crack or unzip password protected zip file

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**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581 "2020-06-02T13:36:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![TecCoder](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/teccoder/32/79453_2.png) [@TecCoder](https://onehack.st/u/TecCoder)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/1 "2020-06-02T13:36:33Z")

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Any tool or script to unzip password protected file.  
File size more than 500mb.

My important documents and files compressed in zip password protected file. I forgot password and not able to extract it. Is there any way to get it back.

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![Hackthehacker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/hackthehacker/32/42207_2.png) [@Hackthehacker](https://onehack.st/u/Hackthehacker)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/2 "2020-06-03T12:15:53Z")

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Try to crack it with some python codes or with kali linux

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**Author:** ![blackmamba](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/blackmamba/32/35883_2.png) [@blackmamba](https://onehack.st/u/blackmamba)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/3 "2020-06-04T12:31:38Z")

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how to do that?  
please help me

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**Author:** ![TecCoder](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/teccoder/32/79453_2.png) [@TecCoder](https://onehack.st/u/TecCoder)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/4 "2020-06-12T11:17:55Z")

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Please help.

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**Author:** ![vac\_tum](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/vac_tum/32/37905_2.png) [@vac\_tum](https://onehack.st/u/vac_tum)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/5 "2020-06-14T19:52:07Z")

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I think that there are only 3 possible ways

1. brute force it by yourself, which can take days to months, depends upon password’s length.
2. pay to a company, they have dedicated servers solely for this purpose.
3. use john the ripper which can also take days to months but it’s better than brute forcing.

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**Author:** ![Emile](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/emile/32/18254_2.png) [@Emile](https://onehack.st/u/Emile)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-crack-or-unzip-password-protected-zip-file/89581/6 "2020-06-14T20:34:01Z")

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Look for johntheripper.

I’ve used that many times on Kali Linux with good results.  
I’m fairly certain it is available for Windows and Mac as well. It’s free from what I know.  
You have to be realistic though; if you used a fairly simple pw like “joebob” or “lakers” or something it will be fast. But if the pw has uppercase and lowercase alphabets, as well as numbers or special characters, then your chances are low.