password protected files... I forgot the password

[tillzy]

How Did You Do It?

So which method did you end up using? And may I ask, did it take you three years to get it?

 

[KnowNol]

lol this is funny

 

[pcs are junk]

you could try searching around for some password cracking software on google, and see which one actually works, they are pretty good from what i hear. my dad's friend used to be like a hacker along with his friends, so they used to work at kinkos, and they use an application back in the 1980's called joshua, which went through every letter, number, and symbol until it found the correct one. and it did this to up to 14 characters. it only worked on pcs though. im pretty sure there might be something like that around these days. anyway if its a dmg, wouldnt it just be easier to redownload the file?

 

[tillzy]

.dmg LOST

I don't know the first thing about any kind of code-breaking software. I'm just sick of having this locked forever .dmg staring me down, taunting my broken memory...

How can I erase it from the universe forever? (or unlock ye and be done with ye, ye foul demon)

Any tips. Also, seriously dude, did it take you three years? Because a few nekkid pics is not worth it to me.

 

[yellow]

I don't think you're going to break it. Just put it in the trash and delete it.

 

[avinator]

**EDIT**

I was able to get it... Thank god, and I would of never remembered it either. 20 letter/number/symbol password too!

how did you get it ? hack it ?

 

[someguy]

**EDIT**

I was able to get it... Thank god, and I would of never remembered it either. 20 letter/number/symbol password too!

I'm confused. You aren't the OP.

 

[videojc]

**EDIT**

I was able to get it... Thank god, and I would of never remembered it either. 20 letter/number/symbol password too!

What if you knew the letters and numbers you usually use, and the order you usually use them, but maybe you used a zero in place of an "O" or a random character? could a cracker program find that password?

 

[rhett7660]

how did you get it ? hack it ?

I was able to find the original paper (buried in my filing cabinet) with the password and I stand corrected it is 27 characters, mixed with both upper, lower, numbers, and symbols.

I'm confused. You aren't the OP.

My original post was commenting on how I needed something like this since I couldn't find my password, but I was able to locate the original piece of paper with it. I was getting worried since folks here were trying to crack into a .dmg file with simple passwords and it was showing quite a few days!

What if you knew the letters and numbers you usually use, and the order you usually use them, but maybe you used a zero in place of an "O" or a random character? could a cracker program find that password?

Nope, I wouldn't have remembered this one.