{"id":3629,"date":"2016-05-10T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T08:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2023-04-14T06:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T06:40:30","slug":"3-methods-to-decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-without-open-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/3-methods-to-decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-without-open-password\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Methods to Decrypt Encrypted ZIP\/WinZip\/7ZIP File without Open Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is regretful to hear that you cannot decrypt your encrypted .zip file just because of zip password forgot. But even though this happens suddenly, we could find an effective method to recover zip password and <strong>decrypt encrypted zip\/winzip\/7zip file<\/strong> instantly. Just like the article talking about, both NSIS and iSunshare ZIP Password Genius help users to easily <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/3-methods-to-decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-without-open-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decrypt encrypted zip file without password<\/a><\/strong>. Now let\u2019s see how they do that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Methods to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Open Password:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#method1\">Method 1: Run NSIS to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method2\">Method 2: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method3\">Method 3: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Professional<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"method1\">Method 1: Run NSIS to Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File without Password<\/h2>\n<p>NSIS is free software that could generate encrypted zip file to exe file. When you successfully install the exe file on your computer, the encrypted zip file password is removed at the same time. So you could <strong>decrypt zip file without getting zip open password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>Get and install NSIS on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Tap on <strong>Installer based on ZIP file<\/strong> to open <strong>Zip2Exe<\/strong> generator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-installer-based-on-zip-file.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3635\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-installer-based-on-zip-file.png\" alt=\"choose installer based on zip file option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-installer-based-on-zip-file.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/choose-installer-based-on-zip-file-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Click <strong>Open<\/strong> button to add your encrypted zip file to Zip2Exe generator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-generator.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3647\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-generator.png\" alt=\"add encrypted zip file to generator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-generator.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-generator-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>Set the path to save output exe file and click <strong>Generate<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong>When you get an exe file, double click it to install on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/install-exe-file-to-decrypt-zip-file-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/install-exe-file-to-decrypt-zip-file-1.png\" alt=\"install exe file to decrypt zip file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/install-exe-file-to-decrypt-zip-file-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/install-exe-file-to-decrypt-zip-file-1-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong>After installation is finished, encrypted zip file is decrypted too.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, probably you cannot see anything in zip file after <strong>decrypting zip\/winzip\/7zip file with NSIS<\/strong>, because it is not so perfect now to decrypt zip file. If\u00a0it really happens, please follow article below to learn zip file decryption with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/zip-password-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZIP Password Genius<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method2\">Method 2: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Standard<\/h2>\n<p>If you think NSIS is a free but not sure zip file decryption tool, ZIP Password Genius would be powerful zip password recovery tool that could run and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/zip-password\/recover-zip-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recover zip password<\/a> to <strong>decrypt password protected zip file<\/strong>. This method will take\u00a0ZIP Password Genius Standard on one computer to recover encrypted zip file forgotten password. If you have not only one accessible computer in Local Area Network, you are welcome to follow <a href=\"#method3\"><strong>Method 3<\/strong><\/a> with higher recovery speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>Install and run <strong>ZIP Password Genius Standard<\/strong> on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-zip-password-recovery-tool.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"508\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-zip-password-recovery-tool.png\" alt=\"add encrypted zip file to zip password recovery tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-zip-password-recovery-tool.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/add-encrypted-zip-file-to-zip-password-recovery-tool-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Add encrypted zip file to it and choose appropriate password attack type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Set different parameters as detailed as possible to recover zip password quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/recover-encrypted-zip-password-with-zip-password-genius.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"508\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/recover-encrypted-zip-password-with-zip-password-genius.png\" alt=\"recover encrypted zip password with zip password genius\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/recover-encrypted-zip-password-with-zip-password-genius.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/recover-encrypted-zip-password-with-zip-password-genius-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>Once zip password is recovered, copy it to <strong>decrypt encrypted zip file in WinRAR<\/strong> software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-zip-password-genius.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-zip-password-genius.png\" alt=\"decrypt encrypted zip file with zip password genius\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-zip-password-genius.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-zip-password-genius-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method3\">Method 3: Decrypt Encrypted .ZIP File with ZIP Password Genius Professional<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to <a href=\"#method2\">method 2<\/a>, the difference is that you can experience faster zip password recovery speed. Especially when forgotten zip password is complex and long, ZIP Password Genius Professional would be better choice than ZIP Password Standard to decrypt zip file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>Prepare <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/zip-password\/zip-password-genius-professional-user-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iSunshare ZIP Password Genius Professional<\/a><\/strong> on one computer in LAN.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/run-zip-password-genius-professional.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3652 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/run-zip-password-genius-professional.png\" alt=\"install and run zip password genius professional\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/run-zip-password-genius-professional.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/run-zip-password-genius-professional-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Create and run iSunshare ZIP Peer on other available PCs in LAN.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prepare-isunshare-zip-peer.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prepare-isunshare-zip-peer.png\" alt=\"create and run client program isunshare zip peer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prepare-isunshare-zip-peer.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/prepare-isunshare-zip-peer-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With <strong>Make Peer<\/strong> button, you can create installation file of client program iSunshare ZIP Peer, then install and run it on other PCs in the Local Area Network. Get ready to recover ZIP forgotten password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Tap on <strong>Open<\/strong> button to import your encrypted zip file to ZIP Password Genius Professional.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/import-encrypted-zip-file.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/import-encrypted-zip-file.png\" alt=\"import encrypted zip file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/import-encrypted-zip-file.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/import-encrypted-zip-file-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>Shorten password recovery range and length in <strong>Range Options and Length<\/strong> to improve recovery efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong>Recover zip password by starting ZIP Password Genius Professional and iSunshare ZIP Peer to work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/start-program-to-recover-zip-password.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3655 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/start-program-to-recover-zip-password.png\" alt=\"start main and client program to recover zip password\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/start-program-to-recover-zip-password.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/start-program-to-recover-zip-password-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong>Few seconds later, copy recovered password to <strong>decrypt encrypted zip file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-recovered-password.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-recovered-password.png\" alt=\"decrypt encrypted zip file with recovered password\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-recovered-password.png 550w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decrypt-encrypted-zip-file-with-recovered-password-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which method is better for you to <strong>decrypt encrypted zip\/winzip\/7zip file<\/strong>? It should be chosen depend on your situation and requirements. For example, how many computers you can use and how safe and effective you expect for your zip file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/rar-password\/how-to-decrypt-an-encrypted-winrar-file.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Decrypt an Encrypted WinRAR File without Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/two-options-to-create-password-protected-rar-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Options to Create Password Protected RAR File in WinRAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-rar-archive-to-zip-format-in-winrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Convert RAR Archive to ZIP Format in WinRAR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is regretful to hear that you cannot decrypt your encrypted .zip file just because of zip password&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives-password"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3629"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6842,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions\/6842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}