Autosave overwrites changes in link modal

[stinesandberg]

Describe the Bug

When using autosave interval, the autosaving overwrites link type in rich text link modal with old value.

Screen.Recording.2026-02-23.at.10.36.24.mov

Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://github.com/stinesandberg/payload-reproduction-autosave-issue

Reproduction Steps

1. Write some text in the rich text field
2. Click the button to add a link to some of the text
3. When the modal opens, switch the link type to "Internal URL" and wait until the autosave kicks in
4. The UI reverts back to "Custom URL"

Which area(s) are affected?

Not sure

Environment Info

Binaries:
  Node: 24.13.0
  npm: 11.6.2
  Yarn: 1.22.22
  pnpm: 10.27.0
Relevant Packages:
  payload: 3.77.0
  @payloadcms/payload-cloud: 3.77.0
Operating System:
  Platform: darwin
  Arch: arm64
  Version: Darwin Kernel Version 25.3.0: Wed Jan 28 20:54:22 PST 2026; root:xnu-12377.81.4~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T6030
  Available memory (MB): 36864
  Available CPU cores: 12