PeachTree/Accounting password recovery

Press Open file... and select one of the following items depending on the product:

•50 Accounting (Peachtree)

•50 Accounts

•50 Accounting Canadian Edition (Simply Accounting)

For Peachtree, browse for PERMISS.DAT from the PeachTree database you want to recover the password for. The list of user names and their passwords will be shown.

For Sage 50 Accounts (formerly Sage Line 50) and its simplified version Sage Instant Accounts, only the password to the built-in MANAGER user is recovered. Once you log in as this user, you will be able to view or change passwords for all other users. Browse for SETUP.DTA located in the appropriate company folder; the password will be recovered instantly.

For Sage Simply Accounting, all user passwords are recovered. For version 2008 and newer, the passwords are stored in a file named "ibdata1"; older versions use *.SDW files for that purpose. These files are also located in the appropriate company folder; browse for a file according to the version number, and passwords for all users will be shown.