https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails Gravity Support Forums Topic: Files Uploaded are not persisted on form when validation fails en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:32:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails#post-22008 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:26:34 +0000 Shauna 22008@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Ok. Thanks for all your quick responses. It might not be what I wanted to hear but at least I know not to spend anytime trying a work around : ) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails#post-22006 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:09:23 +0000 Carl Hancock 22006@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Nope. Any files uploaded when validation triggered are temporary and will be cleaned up as part of a clean up process. Files are moved to the final location and fully stored only after the form submission process is fully complete. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails#post-22005 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:01:27 +0000 Shauna 22005@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Ok. but is there a way for me to hide the upload field and show a label </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails#post-22004 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:53:24 +0000 Carl Hancock 22004@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>There is no way to pre-populate these fields when an error occurs due to browser security constraints. Browsers don't allow forms and web applications to pre-populate the upload input type. This is for security reasons, if they did, it would allow malicious sites to do this behind the scenes and cause you to upload sensitive files without your consent. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/files-uploaded-are-not-persisted-on-form-when-validation-fails#post-22002 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:34:19 +0000 Shauna 22002@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have a multi-field form. There are multiple file upload areas on the page. If a users fails to complete all necessary fields but uploads images when the form is returned with a validation error all form upload fields show as if the user didn't completed them. I would like to let the users know a file has been received and not force them to upload it again.</p> <p>It doesn't work with normal validation or custom validation. Thanks </p>