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07-03-2026, 01:19 AM (This post was last modified: 07-03-2026, 02:47 AM by Chick3nman.)

Lost my password for an old zip file with unreleased music on it. I really need help cracking it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. 🙏

A couple folders in it containing songs, and individual songs as well.

Edit: saw that you are not supposed to ask in the rules now. Would be willing to learn how to do, but I am not good with this stuff and could use dumbed-down instructions. Thanks again to anyone willing to help.

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07-04-2026, 09:23 PM (This post was last modified: 07-04-2026, 09:26 PM by drsnooker.)

First extract the hash from the zip file, then use hashcat to crack that hash to obtain the password.

john_the_ripper has zip2john to obtain the hash.

https://www.redfoxsec.com/blog/john-the-...d-cracking
There are many tutorials online, let google be your guide!

I will add that you might want to start with creating a new zip file with a known password. Then do the above steps to make sure can recover the correct password, before tackling the unknown password.

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