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title: Password encrypted documents
description: "Password protected documents cannot be uploaded directly to Disclosure Ready. Attempting to create a disclosure bundle using encrypted documents will result in an error. ## **What to do instead** Before uploading, print the password protected document to PDF and upload…"
url: "https://disclosureready.legalready.ai/knowledge/password-encrypted-documents/"
updated: "2026-08-06"
category: Best practice
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# Password encrypted documents

Password protected documents cannot be uploaded directly to Disclosure Ready. Attempting to create a disclosure bundle using encrypted documents will result in an error.

## **What to do instead**

Before uploading, print the password protected document to PDF and upload the PDF version instead.

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