If you have been using online services to convert your PDFs into other file formats, then you have probably received emails telling you that the conversion has failed – it happens all of the time. But what is the reason behind the fact that your PDF was not able to be converted? One of the most common reasons is that your PDF is protected.
PDF protection can come in different forms. For example, a PDF might be protected from being copied, you might have assigned protection from printing text, page extraction, merging documents, commenting, filling out form fields, signing or many other restrictions. If you have secured anything in your PDF, then the PDF probably has an Owner Password. This is the simplest way of protecting files, but it is enough to significantly decrease the chances that your document will be converted successfully. Other forms of protections, like User Password, are more restrictive. For example, they might prohibit users from even opening file or making any changes to it.
If you want to free your PDFs of security features and passwords before trying to convert them, here are three excellent sites that can help you do it. However, it is important to remember that while these sites can remove securities and passwords found within the PDF, they cannot unlock PDF files that cannot be opened or viewed without a password.
Free My PDF
This site is an excellent one for removing passwords and restrictions set for your PDF. Just chose the PDF you want unlocked, click “Do It!” and you will get the new, unlocked PDF saved directly to your computer once the process is completed.
PDF Unlock
Here is another great site for getting rid of passwords and restrictions from your PDF. Just select the PDF from the computer that you want to have unlocked, and click the “Unlock” button.
Crack My PDF
This site works just as well as the other two. Just select your file and remove all of the passwords and restrictions that are limiting your work with the PDF in question.
