# Extract Windows Hashes Offline

If you have the **SAM** and **SYSTEM** files, you can use the **`impacket-secretsdump`** script to dump the hashes.

The **SAM** and **SYSTEM** files are located at **`C:\Windows\System32\config\`**

```bash
impacket-secretsdump -sam SAM -system SYSTEM local
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# Explaining the arguments
positional arguments:
  target                [[domain/]username[:password]@]<targetName or address>
                        or LOCAL (if you want to parse local files)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -debug                Turn DEBUG output ON
  -system SYSTEM        SYSTEM hive to parse
  -bootkey BOOTKEY      bootkey for SYSTEM hive
  -security SECURITY    SECURITY hive to parse
  -sam SAM              SAM hive to parse
  -ntds NTDS            NTDS.DIT file to parse
```
