Title: Cannot protect certain files
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot protect certain files

 *  [Nick Grant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/konduit/)
 * (@konduit)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-protect-certain-files/)
 * I just installed media vault on a clients website, and for some reason certain
   files give me the following error:
 * There was an error moving the files to the protected directory.
    The new path
   provided: is absolute. The new path must be a path relative to the WP uploads
   directory.
 * I was only able to get this by using the media list view, when I try and do it
   from the media edit screen, it acts like it works but does not actually change
   anything after reloading the page
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-vault/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-vault/)

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 * Last reply from: [Nick Grant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/konduit/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-protect-certain-files/)
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