winrar zip password

[Zachery]

If it’s your archive — short checklist:

1. Try likely passwords, backups, older copies, or the app/version that created it.
   
2. If that fails, use a recovery tool: commercial (Elcomsoft/Passware) for ease, open-source for DIY.
   
3. DIY steps (advanced):
   • rar2john file.rar > hash.txt
     
     
   • hashcat -m 12500 hash.txt -a 3 'My-Password-?d?d?d?d'
     (use
     -m 13000
     for RAR5).
     
4. Use masks/wordlists to narrow the search. GPUs speed it up.
   
5. Only attempt on files you own — don’t try this on others’ archives.