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That is exactly what I suggested when I got the call but he said that it did not work ... not sure if that may be because he had run a process or attempted to add a record (no mention of these were made).</div>
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In the end, a copy from EC2 nightly backup got him going ... RDP in, copy / paste; he may have lost a day's work on those tables/files but at least he is operational now.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 13, 2026 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> filepro-list@mailman.celestial.com <filepro-list@aws-01.celestial.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: How can one fix/change forgotten creation password</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Renaming it back _SHOULD_ have restored it to it's orignal status.<br>
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To fix this yourself involves a complicated hand-edit of map file, possibly<br>
with creating a dummy filePro file with same name - as password encryption<br>
includes the filename in it's algorithm.<br>
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Alternatively, you can send it to fp tech support and they can do it for<br>
you. Not sure of the fee, if any, and if they ask anything for proof of<br>
ownership.<br>
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-joe<br>
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 02:05:53PM +0000, fpgroups via Filepro-list wrote:<br>
> WIN SERVER 2016<br>
> FilePro 5.#<br>
> <br>
> Just received a call from a colleague that renamed a file via explorer and after doing so, the creation password no longer works.<br>
> <br>
> When he tries to IUA he is asked for a password - He cannot get passed this point!<br>
> <br>
> He tried renaming the file back to its original name but no luck, somewhere along the way, this got corrupted or overwritten.<br>
> <br>
> How can he fix this? I would gladly assist him, but I always use fp provided utils tools to rename or copy files, never had an issue like this.<br>
> <br>
> Thank you all in advance for your assistance.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> --<br>
> Jose Lerebours<br>
> 954-559-7186<br>
> <a href="https://www.asisuites.com">https://www.asisuites.com</a><br>
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