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PDF Merge Error : PdfReader not opened with owner password

  • February 20, 2025
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Hi All,

 

Getting this error while Merging multiple PDF via “PDFUtils : Merge all PDF Files” activity.

NOTE : I am able to open all the PDF manually, Also, Those PDFs are not password protected.

 

Best answer by Aaron.Gleason

PDFs can have two passwords: An owner password, which prevents changes to the file, and a view password, which prevents viewing the file.

It sounds like one of these files has an owner password. You will need to de-protect the PDFs before merging them. There are several online PDF password removal utilities available with just a quick search.

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  • February 21, 2025

PDFs can have two passwords: An owner password, which prevents changes to the file, and a view password, which prevents viewing the file.

It sounds like one of these files has an owner password. You will need to de-protect the PDFs before merging them. There are several online PDF password removal utilities available with just a quick search.


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