These instructions will allow you to save password-protected PDF attachments from Gmail to Google Drive.
Discover how to automatically save PDF attachments that require a password from Gmail to Google Drive and transform them into unencrypted versions that can be accessed conveniently washout a password.
Financial statements are frequently sent by financial institutions as password-protected PDF files, including banks and credit card firms. Passwords formed from personal information, like your birthdate, Social Security number, or a special mix of details, are frequently used in these attachments.
To access password-protected PDF files, you must enter the password each time. While Google Chrome allows for the permanent removal of passwords from PDFs, the manual and time-consuming nature of the process can be burdensome, especially if you have a substantial number of such attachments in your Gmail inbox.
Imagine how easy it would be to have a solution that downloads all of your password-protected PDF attachments from Gmail straight to Google Drive and converts them into PDF files that aren't encrypted. You can read your PDF files without entering passwords thanks to this simplified approach, which also has the added benefit of allowing you to search within Google Drive for your PDF files.
Securely store password-protected PDF files on Google Drive
Password-protected PDF attachments from Gmail can be automatically downloaded and saved to Google Drive by using the Gmail to Google Drive add-on for Google Sheets.
1. Create the Gmail Search Query
Once the add-on has been installed, open your browser to sheet. new and choose Extensions > Save Emails and Attachments > Open App. To find every PDF file in your Gmail mailbox that is password-protected, create a new workflow and enter the search query.
Modify the search query using the format filename:pdf has:attachment from:bank.com, replacing "bank" with the name of your financial institution or credit card company
2. Now you have pick the folder from Good Drive:
Select the destination folder in your Google Drive where you wish to save the decrypted PDF files in the next step. You have the option to store the PDFs in a shared drive or even a subfolder inside your Google Drive.
In this case, the designated sub-folder for downloading emails is configured as {{Sender Domain}} / {{Sender Name}}, resulting in a folder structure such as bank.com/Bank Name for saving the PDF files.
3. Here's the process to decrypt the PDF attachments:
In the subsequent step, activate the "Save Attachments" option, and opt for PDF in the Allow file extensions list. This ensures that only PDF files are saved to Google Drive, while any other email attachments will be disregarded.
Next, enable "Save PDF Attachments without password" and enter the password that is normally required to access PDF files in programs like Google Chrome or Adobe Acrobat. This password is the one you would ordinarily enter when accessing the PDF files.
You're all set! Click the Save button to establish the workflow, and from now on, the add-on will operate in the background, automatically saving your password-protected PDF attachments from Gmail to Google Drive as decrypted PDF files. These files can be opened without the need to enter a password.
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