Downloading Locked Contents From Scribd

In Scribd, If the uploader disabled the download option, you will not be able to download files for offline use and they can only be accessed online. How do you download locked or restricted files or documents from Scribd? There is a workaround using which you can get any locked files from any website. Downloading restricted Flickr Photos will be the next one…
Here is an example for the locked file..its a powerpoint presentation…

If you don’t know about Scribd, it is a best place to search for any e-books, Documents or presentations etc on a particular topic. it has a huge data base of Documents and files which are free to download and share.
You cannot download these files if they are locked by the user. But using a simple virtual printer software, you can create PDF files out of online data by printing the online document in PDF format. Primo PDF  and Universal Document Converter are the best software to do this job. Get it here..

Universal Document Converter

Primo PDF

• Download and Install the software, go to the document you want to download

• choose the tiled view option

• Click on the Print option.

• In the resultant window, choose Primo PDF or Universal Document Converter as printer and and then click Print.

That’s it and you are done. You will get the file in the PDF format if you are using Primo PDF  and in UDC you can choose the extensions and file types..
I personally prefer UDC to Primo…

This trick can be useful for people who are not registered in Scribd and want to download files on the fly. If you encounter any problem downloading the document, get Microsoft XPF Document Viewer and select it instead of PDF and the .XXPF file can be converted into different formats using Zamzar