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einav co's avatar
einav co
New member | Level 2
17 days ago

Can I share a video file but not allow recipients to download it?

i want to share a video file but only view and I dont have the proffenals dropbox.. i want to share it with my students but just to view online, can I? thanks..

  • Welcome to our Community, einav co!

     

    At the moment, the option to disable downloads on shared links is available only to customers on Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise.

     

    If you share the file any other way, your recipients will be able to download it.

     

    I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but let me know if you have any questions. 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    Welcome to our Community, einav co!

     

    At the moment, the option to disable downloads on shared links is available only to customers on Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise.

     

    If you share the file any other way, your recipients will be able to download it.

     

    I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but let me know if you have any questions. 

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