Protection flags revert and expose files again
Protection flags silently revert after hours, a language switch or an edit, so files that were protected become public again.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 19 May 2024 · last reported 15 May 2026
What's going wrong
Owners of sites that host paid downloads and private documents report that files marked as protected later show as unprotected again.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.