How do I unredact a document that I redacted with PDF24?

[jwagner]

Hello. Can someone help me remove a redaction on one of my documents? I blacked it out with PDF24 and can't find how to undo it. Much thanks in advance.

[Stefan Ziegler]

Hello, this cannot be undone. If you could undo it, it would not be secure.

[jwagner]

Thanks, Stefan. It's not the answer I wanted but at least I know now there's a reason I couldn't figure out how to do it. Best wishes.

[PDF24 Support]

Hello,

to add for other readers: a redaction can't be undone, the covered content is removed from the file. If it is your own document, the only way back is the original file from before the redaction. So keep the original and save the redacted version as a new file. With the next version, the redaction tool in the PDF24 Toolbox names the result like file_redacted.pdf, so the original is not overwritten by mistake.

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