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Pixipi
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16 days ago

How do I make a file view only - with no ability for the file to be share, downloaded nor exported?

How do I make a file view only - with no ability for the file to shared, downloaded nor exported by anybody with a file link?
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16 days ago

It is plan dependent but you can see via https://help.dropbox.com/share/set-link-permissions.

 

However, what I would say is it isn't (like every system) fool proof. People could just copy/paste/screenshot etc. and dupliacte that way. 

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