What happens if I enter the wrong PIN for a protected PDF?
A document-specific PIN in PrivateProScanner is a strict protection mechanism for that selected PDF.
When the correct code is entered, the file opens normally.
When an incorrect file PIN is entered, the protection logic can remove that specific PDF.
The rest of the PrivateProScanner archive is not affected by that file-level event.
This is an important distinction between the app-wide additional PIN and the PIN assigned to one document.
The app-wide PIN relates to access to the protected app space, while an individual document PIN applies only to the chosen PDF.
That allows strict protection to be used selectively instead of applying the same behavior to every file.
Before enabling a per-file PIN, the user should understand that it is not merely a cosmetic lock screen; it is a protection mechanism with strict behavior when the wrong code is entered.
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