Stop Other Versions from saving over the top of my password protected file

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I password protected a file today and have it set for no editing or printing because staff were saving their version of the file from their desktops that were old as the master file. After protecting the file, I tested saving a copy from my desktop to the master file and it saved my old version again even though I have a password on the master file???? How do I prevent others from saving their file over my master? Here are the settings:

Abambo · Accepted Answer

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The password only protects changing the file by editing the file, not from file overwriting.

Your users simply overwrite your file for a reason unknown to me with their version of the file. The last over-writer wins...

To avoid that, you need to write protect the file using your OS. There is nothing Adobe Acrobat can do here for you, as it even does not get a chance to intervene.

Jantzen.Belliston · Answer

Hi,Can you tell me which Adobe product you are using? This question is currently posted in our Experience Cloud community and I don't recognize the interface shown in your screenshot. Based on what you've provide, I think it likely belongs somewhere in our Adobe Creative Cloud​ or Adobe Document Cloud​ community. If you can tell me a bit more about which product you are using, I can make sure it gets moved to the correct area.Thanks,Jantzen

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