diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f69e097..581a83c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ Visit the package at [pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/solidpod).
 
 ## 1.0
 
++ Preserve encryption state on overwrite [1.0.14 20260730 jesscmoore]
 + Add load test to the example app [1.0.13 20260702 tonypioneer]
-+ Migrate TEMPALTE to solidui [1.0.12 20260629 tonypioneer]
++ Migrate TEMPLATE to solidui [1.0.12 20260629 tonypioneer]
 + Support profile editing [1.0.11 20260626 tonypioneer]
 + Bug fix template for dart run [1.0.10 20260622 tonypioneer]
 + Add app template for a 'create' experience [1.0.9 20260619 tonypioneer]
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ Visit the package at [pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/solidpod).
 + Check missing resources [0.12.9 20260520 tonypioneer]
 + Support checking webID [0.12.8 20260520 tonypioneer]
 + Update Try Another WebID workflow [0.12.7 20260520 tonypioneer]
-+ Bug fix to ttl rdf for special chars #628 [0.12.6 20260518 tonypioneer]
-+ Upgrade solidauth and fix key file saving edge cases [0.12.5 20260427 jesscmoore]
++ Bug fix to ttl RDF for special chars #628 [0.12.6 20260518 tonypioneer]
++ Upgrade solid_auth and fix key file saving edge cases [0.12.5 20260427 jesscmoore]
 + Support user profile. [0.12.4 20260421 tonypioneer]
 + Key map + paths updates. Update file_picker. [0.12.3 20260420 jesscmoore]
 + Add silentLogout() [0.12.2 20260325 tonypioneer]
diff --git a/lib/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart b/lib/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart
index 4ad08166..74970dd6 100644
--- a/lib/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart
+++ b/lib/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart' hide Key;
 
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/api/rest_api.dart';
+import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/check_encryption.dart'
+    show isContentEncrypted;
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/common_func.dart';
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/constants/common.dart';
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/utils/exceptions.dart';
@@ -44,7 +46,17 @@ import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/utils/misc.dart';
 
 /// Write file [fileUrl] with content [fileContent] to an external PODs in the
 /// data directory (within potential subdirectories encoded in [fileUrl]).
-/// The content will be encrypted if the original content is true.
+///
+/// [encrypted] defaults to `null`, meaning "not specified by the caller": when
+/// overwriting an existing file, the file's *current* at-rest state on the
+/// server is mirrored (plaintext stays plaintext, ciphertext stays
+/// ciphertext) rather than always re-encrypting just because a shared
+/// individual key happens to be on record. This matters for a resource the
+/// owner decrypted in place for Public/Authenticated User sharing (see
+/// `decryptFileInPlace` in solidpod) — without this, a recipient with write
+/// access editing the file would silently re-encrypt it and break that
+/// sharing grant. Pass `true`/`false` explicitly to force a specific
+/// encryption state regardless of what's currently on the server.
 ///
 /// The encryption boilerplate shared with [writePod] is factored out into
 /// [getEncTTLStrWithRandomIV], and the "own POD vs external POD" routing is
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ Future<void> writeExternalPod(
   String fileUrl,
   String fileContent,
   String fileOwnerWebId, {
-  bool encrypted = true,
+  bool? encrypted,
   bool overwrite = true,
   String? inheritKeyFrom,
 }) async {
@@ -89,9 +101,16 @@ Future<void> writeExternalPod(
     case ResourceStatus.exist:
       final remoteFileContent = utf8.decode(await getResource(fileUrl));
 
+      // When the caller didn't specify [encrypted], mirror whatever is
+      // actually on the server right now instead of assuming a shared key
+      // on record means the file should be (re-)encrypted — the owner may
+      // have decrypted it in place for Public/Authenticated User sharing.
+      final wantEncrypted = encrypted ??
+          isContentEncrypted(fileUrl: fileUrl, content: remoteFileContent);
+
       final key = await KeyManager.getSharedIndividualKey(fileUrl);
 
-      if (key != null) {
+      if (wantEncrypted && key != null) {
         // Get file path
         // final filePath =
         //     fileUrl.replaceAll(fileOwnerWebId.replaceAll(profCard, ''), '');
@@ -108,7 +127,7 @@ Future<void> writeExternalPod(
             'but the extension of provided filename "$fileUrl" is not ".ttl"',
           );
         }
-      } else if (hasInheritedKey(remoteFileContent, fileUrl)) {
+      } else if (wantEncrypted && hasInheritedKey(remoteFileContent, fileUrl)) {
         // Get file path
         // final filePath =
         //     fileUrl.replaceAll(fileOwnerWebId.replaceAll(profCard, ''), '');
diff --git a/lib/src/solid/write_pod.dart b/lib/src/solid/write_pod.dart
index e2efbd88..ebeaa604 100644
--- a/lib/src/solid/write_pod.dart
+++ b/lib/src/solid/write_pod.dart
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@
 
 library;
 
+import 'dart:convert' show utf8;
+
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show debugPrint;
 
 import 'package:encrypter_plus/encrypter_plus.dart' show Key;
 import 'package:mime/mime.dart' as mime;
 
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/api/rest_api.dart';
+import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/check_encryption.dart'
+    show isContentEncrypted;
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/constants/common.dart';
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/constants/path_type.dart';
 import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/utils/exceptions.dart';
@@ -58,7 +62,18 @@ import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart'
 /// Arguments:
 /// - [filePath]: The path (relative to appname/data/) of the file to write
 /// - [fileContent]: The content to write to the file
-/// - [encrypted]: Whether to encrypt the file content (default: true)
+/// - [encrypted]: Whether to encrypt the file content. Defaults to `null`,
+///     meaning "not specified by the caller": for a new file (or when
+///     [overwrite] is false) this behaves as `true`; when [overwrite] is true
+///     and the file already exists, the file's *current* at-rest state on the
+///     server is mirrored instead (plaintext stays plaintext, ciphertext stays
+///     ciphertext). This matters for a resource that was decrypted in place
+///     for Public/Authenticated User sharing (see `decryptFileInPlace`) —
+///     without this, an unrelated edit would silently re-encrypt it and break
+///     that sharing grant, since a class-based ACL grant has no key to
+///     decrypt with. Pass `true`/`false` explicitly to override this and
+///     force a specific encryption state regardless of what's currently on
+///     the server.
 /// - [createAcl]: Whether to create a separate acl for the resource (default: true)
 /// - [overwrite]: Whether to overwrite the content of an existing file (default: false)
 /// - [pathType]: Optional type of relative path (for both [filePath] and [inheritKeyFrom])
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ import 'package:solidpod/src/solid/write_external_pod.dart'
 Future<void> writePod(
   String filePath,
   String fileContent, {
-  bool encrypted = true,
+  bool? encrypted,
   bool createAcl = true,
   bool overwrite = false,
   PathType pathType = PathType.relativeToData,
@@ -133,6 +148,27 @@ Future<void> writePod(
     );
   }
 
+  final status = await checkResourceStatus(fileUrl);
+
+  // Resolve the effective encryption flag. When the caller didn't specify
+  // [encrypted] and this is an overwrite of an existing file, mirror the
+  // file's current at-rest state instead of assuming `true` — otherwise an
+  // unrelated edit would silently re-encrypt a file that was deliberately
+  // decrypted in place for Public/Authenticated User sharing (see
+  // `decryptFileInPlace`), stranding a resource whose ACL still promises
+  // open access but whose bytes no longer are.
+
+  var resolvedEncrypted = encrypted ?? true;
+  if (encrypted == null &&
+      inheritKeyFrom == null &&
+      overwrite &&
+      status == ResourceStatus.exist) {
+    final currentContent = utf8.decode(await getResource(fileUrl));
+    // Determine current encryption state
+    resolvedEncrypted =
+        isContentEncrypted(fileUrl: fileUrl, content: currentContent);
+  }
+
   Key? encKey;
   String? inheritKeyUrl;
   if (inheritKeyFrom != null) {
@@ -143,7 +179,7 @@ Future<void> writePod(
     );
   }
 
-  if (encrypted || inheritKeyFrom != null) {
+  if (resolvedEncrypted || inheritKeyFrom != null) {
     if (!fileUrl.endsWith('.ttl')) {
       throw Exception(
         'Encrypted text file should be in turtle format, '
@@ -154,7 +190,7 @@ Future<void> writePod(
     encKey = await configureEncKey(fileUrl, inheritKeyUrl: inheritKeyUrl);
   }
 
-  switch (await checkResourceStatus(fileUrl)) {
+  switch (status) {
     case ResourceStatus.exist:
       if (overwrite) {
         debugPrint('NOTE: Overwriting existing file "$filePath"');
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index cbdcb728..9f662d6a 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: solidpod
 description: Support access to private data from PODs on Solid servers.
-version: 1.0.13
+version: 1.0.14
 homepage: https://github.com/anusii/solidpod
 
 environment: