South Wales Private Investigations
Online archive recovery

Forgotten archive password?

Recover access to your ZIP, RAR or 7Z files with a secure, professional online service.

Private upload Fully online £29.99 fixed fee No recovery guarantee

For files you own or are authorised to access. Keep your original archive and device safe.

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Secure archive upload

Upload a copy of the compressed, password-protected archive. Supported formats are ZIP, RAR, and 7Z. We do not accept Windows account-password requests or uncompressed files.

Uploads are stored privately and encrypted in transit. We only use them to perform the recovery service you authorise.

Three careful steps

A clear process for sensitive files.

Upload only a copy. Confirm your authority. Pay securely. We keep the process narrow, documented, and focused on the recovery task.

Private by design

Your archive is handled through private storage, not a public file link.

Authority first

We record your declarations and may ask for supporting evidence.

No false promises

We explain what was possible and what was not recovered.

Professional ZIP password recovery

Online archive password recovery for authorised files.

If you have forgotten the password to a ZIP file containing your own documents, photographs, backups, business information or other important files, there normally is not a conventional “forgot password” button that can simply reset the archive. Archive password recovery instead involves identifying how the archive is protected and carrying out controlled testing designed to identify the original password.

We provide professional online password recovery for ZIP, RAR and 7Z archives. You securely submit a working copy while retaining your original file and device. Recovery cannot be guaranteed: feasibility depends on the archive format, encryption method, password length and complexity, whether recognisable words or patterns were used, and how much useful information you can remember.

Ordinary TAR and GZ archives are compression formats rather than password-encryption formats, so our recovery service concentrates on ZIP, RAR and 7Z / 7-Zip archives.

Forgot your ZIP password and not sure what to do? Read our complete guide

Online from anywhere

Online password recovery from anywhere.

Archive password recovery does not normally require physical access to your computer. Our service works from a securely submitted copy of the encrypted archive, so customers can use the service remotely without travelling to South Wales or sending us their computer. International customers can use the service wherever our payment and service arrangements permit.

  1. 1.Submit the archive securely.
  2. 2.Confirm ownership or appropriate authority.
  3. 3.Provide any useful information remembered about the password.
  4. 4.Complete payment.
  5. 5.The archive is assessed and authorised recovery testing begins.
  6. 6.Results are provided securely.

What we need from you

What information should I provide?

The archive itself is only part of the recovery problem. Password information can be extremely useful. Before submitting the case, consider whether you can remember:

  • Approximate password length
  • First or last character
  • Capitalisation
  • Words that may be included
  • Names, dates or years
  • Common numbers or symbols
  • Possible endings or beginnings
  • Common substitutions
  • Language used
  • When it was created
  • Software used to create it
  • Personally created or random

The more accurately the search space can be narrowed, the more targeted a recovery attempt can become. Do not submit unrelated current account, banking or email passwords.

Realistic expectations

Can every ZIP password be recovered?

No. Any legitimate password recovery service should make this clear. Modern encryption is deliberately designed to resist unauthorised access, and password recovery generally depends upon identifying the correct password rather than simply switching encryption off.

A password based on familiar words, names, dates or predictable patterns presents a very different recovery problem from a long password generated randomly by a password manager. Some archives can therefore be recovered. Some may require substantially more effort. Others may be computationally impractical.

We do not advertise a false 100% recovery rate.

Before you upload

Protect your original evidence.

Make a working copy of the archive and keep the original device or media untouched. Do not send personal documents that are unrelated to the recovery request.

If the archive contains information belonging to another person, organisation, or estate, make sure you have the right authority before submitting it.

Ask a question before starting

Forgotten your archive password?

Professional ZIP, RAR & 7Z Password Recovery Online

  • Secure upload
  • £29.99 fixed fee
  • Online service
  • Authorised files only
  • Realistic recovery assessment
Start Password Recovery – £29.99

Questions answered

Password recovery FAQ

I forgot my ZIP password. Can you recover it?+

Possibly. Recovery depends on the encryption used, password complexity and how much information about the likely password is available. Recovery cannot be guaranteed.

Can you recover an AES-256 ZIP password?+

Potentially, but AES-256 itself is strong encryption. Professional password recovery does not simply disable AES. Recovery generally depends on identifying the original password through controlled candidate testing. A sufficiently strong, long and genuinely random password may be computationally impractical to recover.

Can I use the service outside the UK?+

The archive password recovery service is delivered online and is not geographically restricted to South Wales. International customers can submit recovery cases where our current payment and service arrangements permit.

Do you recover RAR passwords?+

Yes. We can assess password-protected RAR archives. Feasibility depends on the archive, encryption and password strength.

Do you recover 7Z or 7-Zip passwords?+

Yes. 7Z archives can use strong encryption, so recovery depends heavily on password complexity and the information available.

Can you guarantee recovery?+

No. We deliberately do not guarantee that every password will be recovered.

How much does ZIP password recovery cost?+

The current archive password recovery service is offered at a £29.99 fixed fee. The current terms and price displayed when you submit the case will apply.

Do I need to send you my computer?+

Normally no. The service works from a submitted copy of the encrypted archive. Keep your original file and device preserved.

Can you recover somebody else's password-protected archive?+

Only where you have appropriate ownership or authority to access the information. Customers must confirm their authority and supporting information may be requested.

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