in Need of accdb

[christson01]

Please i have accdb but i have forgotten the password. can someone help me out please

 

[theDBguy]

No backup without a password?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

The problem we have, christson01, is that we cannot validate that you are in fact the owner of the DB. Telling you how to crack a database in an open forum does a terrible disservice to our members and guests who want to PRESERVE the privacy of their data. I won't say there is no hope for you, but as a matter of integrity, that is one of the few kinds of questions we can't answer openly.

 

[christson01]

The problem we have, christson01, is that we cannot validate that you are in fact the owner of the DB. Telling you how to crack a database in an open forum does a terrible disservice to our members and guests who want to PRESERVE the privacy of their data. I won't say there is no hope for you, but as a matter of integrity, that is one of the few kinds of questions we can't answer openly.

I understand the risk...but I am the rightful owner of the database

 

[christson01]

I understand the risk...but I am the rightful owner of the database

I just don't know how I can prove it to u that I am the owner

 

[christson01]

No backup without a password?

OK...how can u help me

 

[theDBguy]

OK...how can u help me

I'm sorry, I probably can't help you at this point. If there's no backup without a password, the only thing I could suggest is buy and try any of the available commercial software for solving this issue. However, I would let you know I have tried some of them before and weren't able to actually recover the password, so be aware that's a possibility. Also, are we talking about recovering a front end or a back end database?

 

[isladogs]

Like the previous responders, I'm not going to tell you how to hack a database which may or may not belong to you.
If it really is yours, you should have made a note of the password and also kept an unencrypted copy.

Although MDB passwords were fairly easy to break, ACCDB passwords use 128-bit encryption.
This means such passwords can only be recovered by brute force....if at all.
I purchased a commercial password recovery app and tested on one of my apps with a known strong password
As I found out, if the password is relatively strong, this can take days, if it works at all.
After over 48 hours running continuously in the background, the utility was nowhere close to reaching the actual password.
I gave up!

 

[christson01]

Back end db...is for my store...it will take a lot of time to start entry the stock again...I want to migrate to another app... The first guy refuse to give out the db password.

 

[christson01]

Like the previous responders, I'm not going to tell you how to hack a database which may or may not belong to you.
If it really is yours, you should have made a note of the password and also kept an unencrypted copy.

Although MDB passwords were fairly easy to break, ACCDB passwords use 128-bit encryption.
This means such passwords can only be recovered by brute force....if at all.
I purchased a commercial password recovery app and tested on one of my apps with a known strong password
As I found out, if the password is relatively strong, this can take days, if it works at all.
After over 48 hours running continuously in the background, the utility was nowhere close to reaching the actual password.
I gave up!

Back end db...is for my store...it will take a lot of time to start entry the stock again...I want to migrate to another app... The first guy refuse to give out the db password.

 

[Galaxiom]

Does the system have the ability to output detailed text reports? You can often import from these.

 

[christson01]

Does the system have the ability to output detailed text reports? You can often import from these.

How please

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Can you still use the front end? If so, tell us what you can still do. We might be able to help you get data dumps that would be useful in rebuilding your back end.

As to saying your previous DB guy walked out on you without giving you the password, threaten him with a lawsuit and see if he caves in. Sometimes the solution to a problem is procedural rather than technical.

 

[christson01]

I still use the front end to sale...in Nigeria here lawsuit is not something they are afraid of...

 

[theDBguy]

I still use the front end to sale...in Nigeria here lawsuit is not something they are afraid of...

Hi. Just curious, what version of Access are you using? If you can still use the front end, are you able to modify its form designs and can go to the code window?

 

[christson01]

Hi. Just curious, what version of Access are you using? If you can still use the front end, are you able to modify its form designs and can go to the code window?

2007 access....I am not able to modify its form

 

[theDBguy]

2007 access....I am not able to modify its form

So, is your main concern how to get the data out of the back end or something else?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

If you have a right-click action list available for reports, one of the possibilities is to export a report to Excel, which would let you grab data in a format you could edit (to remove unwanted headers). Then you could do at least some recovery.

 

[christson01]

So, is your main concern how to get the data out of the back end or something else?

The data is all I need

 

[christson01]

If you have a right-click action list available for reports, one of the possibilities is to export a report to Excel, which would let you grab data in a format you could edit (to remove unwanted headers). Then you could do at least some recovery.

Ok