Fix a Missing Password for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 Signature File

Fix a Missing Password for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 Signature File

If you are using the Fill&Sign in Adobe Acrobat 2020 and it asks for a password or PIN to sign and you do not have or forgot the PIN/password, you can address the issue by deleting the signature file.

The file is located in: C:\users\<username>\Appdata\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\2020\security\Security<name>.pfx 

After you delete the file, you can create a new signature file to sign documents.

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