diff --git a/www/common/common-hash.js b/www/common/common-hash.js
index 4b0c2c607..d5066b757 100644
--- a/www/common/common-hash.js
+++ b/www/common/common-hash.js
@@ -398,10 +398,16 @@ Version 1
     Hash.findWeaker = function (href, channel, recents) {
         var parsed = parsePadUrl(href);
         if (!parsed.hash) { return false; }
+        // We can't have a weaker hash if we're already in view mode
+        if (parsed.hashData && parsed.hashData.mode === 'view') { return; }
         var weaker;
         Object.keys(recents).some(function (id) {
             var pad = recents[id];
-            var p = parsePadUrl(pad.href);
+            if (pad.href || !pad.roHref) {
+                // This pad has an edit link, so it can't be weaker
+                return;
+            }
+            var p = parsePadUrl(pad.roHref);
             if (p.type !== parsed.type) { return; } // Not the same type
             if (p.hash === parsed.hash) { return; } // Same hash, not stronger
             if (channel !== pad.channel) { return; } // Not the same channel
@@ -430,6 +436,10 @@ Version 1
         var stronger;
         Object.keys(recents).some(function (id) {
             var pad = recents[id];
+            if (!pad.href) {
+                // This pad doesn't have an edit link, so it can't be stronger
+                return;
+            }
             var p = parsePadUrl(pad.href);
             if (p.type !== parsed.type) { return; } // Not the same type
             if (p.hash === parsed.hash) { return; } // Same hash, not stronger
diff --git a/www/common/mergeDrive.js b/www/common/mergeDrive.js
index ea4c6edc7..bcc30666e 100644
--- a/www/common/mergeDrive.js
+++ b/www/common/mergeDrive.js
@@ -115,23 +115,24 @@ define([
                     var newRecentPads = proxy.drive[newFo.FILES_DATA];
                     var oldFiles = oldFo.getFiles([newFo.FILES_DATA]);
                     var newHrefs = Object.keys(newRecentPads).map(function (id) {
-                        return newRecentPads[id].href;
+                        return newRecentPads[id].href || newRecentPads[id].roHref;
                     });
                     oldFiles.forEach(function (id) {
-                        var href = oldRecentPads[id].href;
+                        var href = oldRecentPads[id].href || oldRecentPads[id].roHref;
                         // Do not migrate a pad if we already have it, it would create a duplicate in the drive
                         if (newHrefs.indexOf(href) !== -1) { return; }
                         // If we have a stronger version, do not add the current href
-                        if (Hash.findStronger(href, oldRecentPads[id].channel, newRecentPads)) { return; }
+                        // If the current href is read-only, don't check, we won't have a stronger
+                        if (isRo && Hash.findStronger(href, oldRecentPads[id].channel, newRecentPads)) { return; }
                         // If we have a weaker version, replace the href by the new one
-                        // NOTE: if that weaker version is in the trash, the strong one will be put in unsorted
-                        var weaker = Hash.findWeaker(href, oldRecentPads[id].channel, newRecentPads);
-                        if (weaker) {
-                            // Update RECENTPADS
-                            weaker.href = href;
-                            // Update the file in the drive
-                            newFo.replace(weaker.href, href);
-                            return;
+                        // If the current href is an edit link, don't check, we won't have a weaker
+                        if (!isRo) {
+                            var weaker = Hash.findWeaker(href, oldRecentPads[id].channel, newRecentPads);
+                            if (weaker) {
+                                // Update RECENTPADS
+                                weaker.href = href;
+                                return;
+                            }
                         }
                         // Here it means we have a new href, so we should add it to the drive at its old location
                         var paths = oldFo.findFile(id);
diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index 52c0efb9c..3837b338a 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -426,10 +426,11 @@ define([
             cb(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(metadata)));
         };
 
-        var makePad = function (href, title) {
+        var makePad = function (href, roHref, title) {
             var now = +new Date();
             return {
                 href: href,
+                roHref: roHref,
                 atime: now,
                 ctime: now,
                 title: title || Hash.getDefaultName(Hash.parsePadUrl(href)),
@@ -437,8 +438,13 @@ define([
         };
 
         Store.addPad = function (clientId, data, cb) {
-            if (!data.href) { return void cb({error:'NO_HREF'}); }
-            var pad = makePad(data.href, data.title);
+            if (!data.href && !data.roHref) { return void cb({error:'NO_HREF'}); }
+            if (!data.roHref) {
+                var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(data.href);
+                var secret = Hash.getSecrets(parsed.type, parsed.hash, data.password);
+                data.roHref = '/' + parsed.type + '/#' + Hash.getViewHashFromKeys(secret);
+            }
+            var pad = makePad(data.href, data.roHref, data.title);
             if (data.owners) { pad.owners = data.owners; }
             if (data.expire) { pad.expire = data.expire; }
             if (data.password) { pad.password = data.password; }
@@ -736,9 +742,9 @@ define([
             // Edit > Edit (present) > View > View (present)
             for (var id in allPads) {
                 var pad = allPads[id];
-                if (!pad.href) { continue; }
+                if (!pad.href || !pad.roHref) { continue; }
 
-                var p2 = Hash.parsePadUrl(pad.href);
+                var p2 = Hash.parsePadUrl(pad.href || pad.roHref);
                 var h2 = p2.hashData;
 
                 // Different types, proceed to the next one
@@ -789,8 +795,14 @@ define([
 
             // Add the pad if it does not exist in our drive
             if (!contains) {
+                var roHref;
+                if (h.mode === "view") {
+                    roHref = href;
+                    href = undefined;
+                }
                 Store.addPad(clientId, {
                     href: href,
+                    roHref: roHref,
                     channel: channel,
                     title: title,
                     owners: owners,
@@ -827,7 +839,7 @@ define([
             };
             store.userObject.getFiles(where).forEach(function (id) {
                 var data = store.userObject.getFileData(id);
-                var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(data.href);
+                var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(data.href || data.roHref);
                 if ((!types || types.length === 0 || types.indexOf(parsed.type) !== -1) &&
                     hashes.indexOf(parsed.hash) === -1 &&
                     !isFiltered(parsed.type, data)) {
diff --git a/www/common/outer/userObject.js b/www/common/outer/userObject.js
index 31e70a3bb..630f8aae1 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/userObject.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/userObject.js
@@ -50,19 +50,6 @@ define([
             var data = exp.getFileData(id);
             cb(null, clone(data[attr]));
         };
-        var removePadAttribute = exp.removePadAttribute = function (f) {
-            if (typeof(f) !== 'string') {
-                console.error("Can't find pad attribute for an undefined pad");
-                return;
-            }
-            Object.keys(files).forEach(function (key) {
-                var hash = f.indexOf('#') !== -1 ? f.slice(f.indexOf('#') + 1) : null;
-                if (hash && key.indexOf(hash) === 0) {
-                    exp.debug("Deleting pad attribute in the realtime object");
-                    delete files[key];
-                }
-            });
-        };
 
         exp.pushData = function (data, cb) {
             if (typeof cb !== "function") { cb = function () {}; }
@@ -145,12 +132,14 @@ define([
 
             if (!loggedIn && !config.testMode) {
                 allFilesPaths.forEach(function (path) {
+                    var id = path[1];
+                    /* XXX
                     var el = exp.find(path);
                     if (!el) { return; }
                     var id = exp.getIdFromHref(el.href);
+                    */
                     if (!id) { return; }
                     spliceFileData(id);
-                    removePadAttribute(el.href);
                 });
                 return;
             }
@@ -259,7 +248,6 @@ define([
             if (!id) { return; }
             if (!loggedIn && !config.testMode) {
                 // delete permanently
-                exp.removePadAttribute(href);
                 spliceFileData(id);
                 return;
             }
@@ -268,6 +256,7 @@ define([
         };
 
         // REPLACE
+        /* XXX
         exp.replace = function (o, n) {
             var idO = exp.getIdFromHref(o);
             if (!idO || !exp.isFile(idO)) { return; }
@@ -275,7 +264,8 @@ define([
             if (!data) { return; }
             data.href = n;
         };
-        // If all the occurences of an href are in the trash, remvoe them and add the file in root.
+        */
+        // If all the occurences of an href are in the trash, remove them and add the file in root.
         // This is use with setPadTitle when we open a stronger version of a deleted pad
         exp.restoreHref = function (href) {
             var idO = exp.getIdFromHref(href);
@@ -563,13 +553,15 @@ define([
                         continue;
                     }
                     // Clean missing href
-                    if (!el.href) {
+                    if (!el.href && !el.roHref) {
                         debug("Removing an element in filesData with a missing href.", el);
                         toClean.push(id);
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(el.href);
+                    var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(el.href || el.roHref);
+                    var secret;
+
                     // Clean invalid hash
                     if (!parsed.hash) {
                         debug("Removing an element in filesData with a invalid href.", el);
@@ -583,6 +575,22 @@ define([
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    // If we have an edit link, check the view link
+                    if (el.href) {
+                        var fixRo = function () {
+                            secret = Hash.getSecrets(parsed.type, parsed.hash, el.password);
+                            el.roHref = '/' + parsed.type + '/#' + Hash.getViewHasFromKeys(secret);
+                        };
+                        if (!el.roHref) {
+                            fixRo();
+                        } else {
+                            var parsed2 = Hash.parsePadUrl(el.roHref);
+                            if (!parsed2.hash || !parsed2.type) {
+                                fixRo();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     // Fix href
                     if (/^https*:\/\//.test(el.href)) { el.href = Hash.getRelativeHref(el.href); }
                     // Fix creation time
@@ -592,7 +600,9 @@ define([
                     // Fix channel
                     if (!el.channel) {
                         try {
-                            var secret = Hash.getSecrets(parsed.type, parsed.hash, el.password);
+                            if (!secret) {
+                                secret = Hash.getSecrets(parsed.type, parsed.hash, el.password);
+                            }
                             el.channel = secret.channel;
                             console.log('Adding missing channel in filesData ', el.channel);
                         } catch (e) {
diff --git a/www/common/userObject.js b/www/common/userObject.js
index fb39eb484..4d8a6a0a2 100644
--- a/www/common/userObject.js
+++ b/www/common/userObject.js
@@ -78,11 +78,14 @@ define([
         exp.isReadOnlyFile = function (element) {
             if (!isFile(element)) { return false; }
             var data = exp.getFileData(element);
+            return Boolean(data.roHref && !data.href);
+            /* XXX
             var parsed = Hash.parsePadUrl(data.href);
             if (!parsed) { return false; }
             var pHash = parsed.hashData;
             if (!pHash || pHash.type !== "pad") { return; }
             return pHash && pHash.mode === 'view';
+            */
         };
 
         var isFolder = exp.isFolder = function (element) {
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ define([
         var getTitle = exp.getTitle = function (file, type) {
             if (workgroup) { debug("No titles in workgroups"); return; }
             var data = getFileData(file);
-            if (!file || !data || !data.href) {
+            if (!file || !data || !(data.href || data.roHref)) {
                 error("getTitle called with a non-existing file id: ", file, data);
                 return;
             }
@@ -288,7 +291,8 @@ define([
         var getIdFromHref = exp.getIdFromHref = function (href) {
             var result;
             getFiles([FILES_DATA]).some(function (id) {
-                if (files[FILES_DATA][id].href === href) {
+                if (files[FILES_DATA][id].href === href ||
+                    files[FILES_DATA][id].roHref === href) {
                     result = id;
                     return true;
                 }