How to Remove Password from PDF Files with Google Chrome?

       

The bank sends me monthly credit card statements as password-protected PDF files mostly because they contain personal information. I archive these PDFs into Google Drive but, because these files are protected with a password, the text isn’t searchable inside Drive. Also, each PDF file has a different password so it’s impossible to remember them and takes just too much to find these PDFs later.

Removing Password from a PDF File

Since the Google Drive is already protected with 2 layers of security – password and 2-factor authentication – it should be OK if we remove the password protection from PDF files before uploading them to Drive.
Is there any software program available that can remove password protection from PDF files? One that doesn’t cost a dime and works on both Mac and Windows? Well the answer is yes and that too is already installed on your computer. It’s called Google Chrome.
Google Chrome has a built-in PDF reader* and a PDF writer and we can combine the two features to remove the password from any PDF document. Let’s see how:

1. Drag any password protected PDF file into your Google Chrome browser. If you can’t find one, use this sample PDF file – the open password is “labnol” without the quotes.
2. Google Chrome will now prompt you to enter the password of the file. Enter the password and hit Enter to open the file.
3. Now go to the File menu in Google Chrome and choose Print (or press Ctrl+P on Windows or Cmd+P on Mac). Choose the destination printer as “Save as PDF” and click the Save button.

Google Chrome will now save the PDF to your desktop but without the password protection. 

Remove PDF Passwords without Chrome

If you are not a Google Chrome user, download this free Windows utility called BeCyPDFMetaEdit to remove passwords from PDF files.

First launch the program and it will ask your for the location of the PDF file. Before you select and open the PDF, change the mode to “Complete Rewrite,” then switch to the Security tab and set the “Security System” to “No encryption.” Click the Save button and your PDF will no longer require a password to open.

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How to disable add-ons/extensions in your browser?

              There are many add-ons which users don't like or would like to stop using on browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Well the solution lies in the web browser and it is a simple process to enable and disable add-ons. In the Internet Explorer web browser, one can manage the add-ons from the tools menu. The same goes for Mozilla web browser which allows enabling and disabling of add-ons in the tools menu. Click on finish, once done. In Google Chrome the same can be done with the extensions command. The process of managing add-ons is very easy.

Add-ons/extensions can be managed via browsers. This is the way to disable add-ons which you stopped using or don't like:

For Internet Explorer

• Open your Internet Explorer browser,
• Go to <Tools> at the top on the right.
• Go to <Manage Add-ons>, then <Enable or disable Add-ons>.
• Once opened, click on the module that you want to disable and at the bottom you will see <Enable or Disable> Check <Disable>.
• "OK" to finish.

For Mozilla Firefox

• Open your Mozilla Firefox browser
• Go to <Tools> and <Add-ons>.
• Once the add-ons interface is opened, you can disable the module of your choice.

For Google Chrome

• Open your Chrome browser.
• Type the following command in the address bar:
• chrome://extensions/
• The Add-ons installed shall be displayed, disable the ones that you don't use or want anymore.

     
Courtesy: kioskea.net

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