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Add protection to a sensitivity label - What happens to already labeled files?
Hello Chuck99. That is a good question. If the file was labeled without protection and you later add protection to the label the file will still have the label settings that were set at the time you labeled the file. It will not be updated because you later add protection to it.
Great Chuck99 🙂 I look forward to hearing how it went.
Pål Winther I did test this again and didn't face any issue. Protection was gone once the HC label was removed. However, I had installed the AIP client before doing the test (initially did the label change with the Office ProPlus integrated Sensitivity label support). Also, I did the test from a local drive instead of the OneDrive client "folder".
So I have no clear conclusion for now and I don't have the time to do more tests for this week as I am overloaded of work. I might look at this again next week.
Chuck99 When you change the properties on a label (e.g. add protection), the new properties will for sure not be applied before you reopen the document and save it again. You also need time for the AIP client to receive the new policies (with the full client you can force the synchronization, with the built-in client you must sometimes be patient).
If you change the label from a label with protection to a label without protection, the protection should be removed. There may be some exceptions if you apply a label without protection, then manually apply custom protection (right click on the document, classify and protect, and apply custom permission). If you apply protection with the label and not manually, you should not have any issue.
