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How to unlock a password protected word document on mac

Unlocking Microsoft Word documents Some Microsoft Word files have become locked and I can't work out how to unlock them so that they can be trashed. They were files I emailed myself from work the originals long since deleted with the old work computers and Microsoft Word help doesn't.

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Is there anyway to override the lock and delete them? I now have countless copies in my trash, as well as the original locked documents on my desktop.

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They're breeding… Any advice appreciated. More Less. Question marked as Solved User profile for user: Itm Itm. I would just like to add I have been trying to remove an old locked word doc for months, it was sat on my desk top making it look untidy, and I just couldnt work out how to get rid of it. You are a star.

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