I changed the master password of my COLORNOTE app on my android smartphone, but the conveniently forgot it because i never had to use it for a long stretch. Funny thing, we tend to think that some passwords which we make up we'll never forget, but when the time comes, no matter what different combinations of familiar passwords we try, nothing works.
I was quite annoyed by this, because I had locked out some pretty important personal files, and there seemed to be no way of recovering it. After looking around a bit, and tinkering around I finally figured out a solution for me to recover the locked files.
The article I referred to Android Central forum
Credits to users: mohammed rafi, collegemomlynn
STEP1
REQUIRED: AUTO BACKUP must be checked
Go to SDCARD Backup and verify that the latest autoback up is present [ check the date ]
You'll not be able to take back up manually because it asks for the master password..
IF AUTO BACKUP IS NOT CHECKED
Enable the "Auto back up" option and wait for 24 hours for letting it take back up automatically. Then go with the above procedure and verify presence of backup files.
VERIFY THE BACKUP, open the back up data and view your notes. It should show all your locked and unlocked notes.
ORIGINAL POST STEPS
2. Clear the Master password
Settings-> Master password-clear password
It deletes ur locked notes.. But don worry u still have back up
3.Now set the new Master password
4. Go to back up again.. Check for the recent back up data.. ->Restore
5. Now u can open the locked notes vit ur new Master password
IF you dont have the Autobackup option. credit:jambavo75
I only had to update Colornote in my new-phone (looking for Colornote at Play Store, and then I choose "update"). Then you should be able to use the automatic backup-files without password.
ALTERNATIVE: [IF YOU HAVE SET UP ONLINE SYNC]
My problem was that I had set up Online sync via facebook.
This is how I worked out my solution.
1. Follow STEP 1, make sure Autobackup is present.
Go to Settings> online sync > Sign out [ use android menu button ]
2. Now you will notice that all your notes have been deleted. In fact they are safely stored in your online sync as well as the auto backup files. So don't worry.
3. Now go to Settings> Master Password ; and set up a new password.
4. Go to Settings> SD card backup > Click the Autobackup file > View
5. Now if you click the locked files, you will be open them with your new password.
6. Individually open each important locked file and restore.
PS. I tried to restore the whole Auto Backup file, but it didnt work out for me because the online sync came back on and my new password didn't work. So viewing individual files and restoring them individually worked for me.
NOTE 1: You can go back to state , that is with all your notes but with the old password by just going to Online Sync and logging in again.
NOTE 2: Alternatively if the first method doesn't work .. you can set up an online sync first and try my alternative method. I cannot verify the first method as online sync was turned on for me.
This is a way to recover some important notes that might have been locked out. I hope this helps you.
Regards
GPT
I was quite annoyed by this, because I had locked out some pretty important personal files, and there seemed to be no way of recovering it. After looking around a bit, and tinkering around I finally figured out a solution for me to recover the locked files.
The article I referred to Android Central forum
Credits to users: mohammed rafi, collegemomlynn
STEP1
REQUIRED: AUTO BACKUP must be checked
Go to SDCARD Backup and verify that the latest autoback up is present [ check the date ]
You'll not be able to take back up manually because it asks for the master password..
IF AUTO BACKUP IS NOT CHECKED
Enable the "Auto back up" option and wait for 24 hours for letting it take back up automatically. Then go with the above procedure and verify presence of backup files.
VERIFY THE BACKUP, open the back up data and view your notes. It should show all your locked and unlocked notes.
ORIGINAL POST STEPS
2. Clear the Master password
Settings-> Master password-clear password
It deletes ur locked notes.. But don worry u still have back up
3.Now set the new Master password
4. Go to back up again.. Check for the recent back up data.. ->Restore
5. Now u can open the locked notes vit ur new Master password
IF you dont have the Autobackup option. credit:jambavo75
I only had to update Colornote in my new-phone (looking for Colornote at Play Store, and then I choose "update"). Then you should be able to use the automatic backup-files without password.
ALTERNATIVE: [IF YOU HAVE SET UP ONLINE SYNC]
My problem was that I had set up Online sync via facebook.
This is how I worked out my solution.
1. Follow STEP 1, make sure Autobackup is present.
Go to Settings> online sync > Sign out [ use android menu button ]
2. Now you will notice that all your notes have been deleted. In fact they are safely stored in your online sync as well as the auto backup files. So don't worry.
3. Now go to Settings> Master Password ; and set up a new password.
4. Go to Settings> SD card backup > Click the Autobackup file > View
5. Now if you click the locked files, you will be open them with your new password.
6. Individually open each important locked file and restore.
PS. I tried to restore the whole Auto Backup file, but it didnt work out for me because the online sync came back on and my new password didn't work. So viewing individual files and restoring them individually worked for me.
NOTE 1: You can go back to state , that is with all your notes but with the old password by just going to Online Sync and logging in again.
NOTE 2: Alternatively if the first method doesn't work .. you can set up an online sync first and try my alternative method. I cannot verify the first method as online sync was turned on for me.
This is a way to recover some important notes that might have been locked out. I hope this helps you.
Regards
GPT
You are a lifesaver! It took me a couple of minutes to figure out where the RESTORE button was but once I found that I am "back in business" thanks to you!
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DeleteIn order to reset or clear password, you need to know the password. What am I missing?
ReplyDeletethis was for a older version, but it still seems to work from what I see in the other comments. Not sure if a newer version would require an old password for a complete rest of the master password. I no longer use the app, so can't help further.
DeletePure life saver had my bank acc on it if i met you i might treat you a meal
ReplyDeleteCan some one please decrypt my file. I will send to your mail ID. Please help me out. its critical
ReplyDeleteI have ColoeNote Doc file. I am not able to decrypt it. I lost/ forget my master password.
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I use colornote and I also have a Master Password for my locked notes. After a phone reset I managed to restore all my notes back. When I back up manually, it does ask for the master password. In the settings I have ticked -/ Auto back up and unticked secured auto back up. Now I realize that my Auto Back up is not working. Earlier, every morning a new back up for the day use to be created, but this has stopped. Should I also tick " Secured Auto Backup " to enable this feature ? Someone please help.
ReplyDeleteWill this still work now? I have my online sync activated. In the updated app, there's also something called "Disconnect" in the Sync option.
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE A LIFE SAVER. THIS STILL WORKS TO THIS DATE!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I was able to retrieve the locked notes AND OPEN THEM :)
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!
ReplyDeletethanks, its still working
ReplyDeleteYou really saved my bacon, Tha ks so much!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the hack !!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm using the 2021 version. I changed my PW yesterday thinking I had jotted it down somewhere.. Nope. I can restore all but one note (good enough for me) which was made after security tightening. Color Note... IDC if you have my PW! EVERY other APP in the world has an OOOPS restore feature, through my Google, FB, whatever I signed on with . Especially if I can verify the old password I used for 8 years now. SHAME on you COLOR NOTE!! You have the data nonetheless so why not just make a PW restore feature? Anyhow, go to your backups. If you didn't have AUTO BACKUP on you may be SOL. Check for the one most recent backup BEFORE your PW change. VIEW it. You can now see all locked note w your OLD PW. Thank gosh. It will take time to copy them to something semi secure and re-paste all of them (minus the last note which asks for the new PW for me since I enabled Backup w PW_ which I obviously forgot). I hope this helps anyone. Gonna still try and guess my PW change I just made yesterday in the process. The good thing is that this requires no clearing of your PW or notes, so you can still try to remember it, if all locked notes are copied somewhere, I will then clear, make a new PW and write it DOWN in my personal code. The old one was just so easy, I've used it a thousand times. Probably why Im blanking. I used this app to keep PWs (not super secure ones or vital ones) so it is like losing the key to my house. There is no window, but a time machine though. Also I don't have time to do this now, so I will keep guessing, if I need access to a locked note (excepting the very last one, which ironically I remember, lol ) I can always refer to my 2nd to last backup. I really hope this helps as I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown this morning. LMK! Thanks
ReplyDeleteWow. Great workup for the Online Sync solution. I was showing Zero manual or automatic backups, so I was skeptical about signing off and losing my data. My Online sync did report successful syncs, but there was nothing to see as a saved record or file, or where exactly it was resident. And of course, my Master Password was either corrupted or I forgot what I originally input.
ReplyDeleteAfter signing out, and having all my data discarded, I had to Sign Up (not Sign In, but Sign Up), using my original Google gmail username and password, as though a new user. My 100 records then automatically were retrieved.
Searched around all day, looking for a solution to a lost or corrupted master password, before I found this work flow. I did manually backup my 100 notes to Google Drive Keep, prior to signing out, just in case the suggested solution did not work. But, it Did work. Nice.
Thanks for sharing your solution.