How do I clear old files when the passwords are long forgotten?

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The idea of password-protecting documents is that they can only be opened by someone who has the password.  If it was made easy to crack these passwords, the whole idea would be useless.
However, I am pretty sure that if you google that there are some 3rd-party software that may offer such services.

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