Personally, I don’t password-protect any of my office files. But it’s come to my attention that some of you do. And as with any password-protected file, there will always be some instance where you’ll forget what that password is, and will need to retrieve it.
I know, I know, you’re thinking Dave, if the password can be broken, then why would I password protect it to start with? That’s why I recommend you always couple good security practices with mechanisms like Office passwords, so that not only is your file hard to open, it’s hard to get at to begin with.
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