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Audit File Security & Shortlist a Downloads App

Have Sidekick audit the files actually sitting in Settings > Files for public exposure and clutter, then shortlist a digital-downloads app for anything it can't protect natively.

📋 Prompt
Run in Sidekick
Help me clean up file handling on my Shopify store:

Store Context:

  Do you sell digital products: [YES/NO]
  Do you share files with customers post-purchase: [YES/NO, e.g., manuals, warranties]
  Types of files handled: [LIST, e.g., images, PDFs, ZIP archives, design files]


What Sidekick can check directly in my store’s Settings > Files:

  List every file currently uploaded, with upload date and file type
  Flag files that look unused or outdated (no longer referenced anywhere I can point to) so I can confirm before deleting
  Flag any file whose public URL looks like it shouldn’t be publicly discoverable (e.g., internal docs, unreleased product assets)
  Suggest a naming convention going forward based on the file types I listed above


What native Shopify Files can’t do, so Sidekick will scope this out honestly:

  Time-limited or download-attempt-limited links, watermarking, and malware scanning aren’t features of Settings > Files — they require a digital-downloads app


What Sidekick can research instead:

  Shortlist digital-downloads apps in the Shopify App Store that add expiring links, download limits, and watermarking, with a feature/price comparison for budget [BUDGET, e.g., $0-30/month]


Custom upload forms, malware scanning, and internal document version control are outside Settings > Files entirely — those need a dedicated app or process I’ll set up myself.

How to Use

  1. Copy the prompt above
  2. Open Shopify Sidekick in your Shopify admin
  3. Paste the prompt and replace the bracketed placeholders with your details
  4. Review Sidekick's response and apply the suggestions